circumnavigate
verb (used with object)
to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation.
circumnavigating
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present participleof circumnavigate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In February, they were seen circumnavigating Australia's coastline for more than three weeks where they staged unprecedented live-fire drills.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
Rutherford is best known for being the first to complete a nonstop solo sail circumnavigating North and South America.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2023
Kelsey was most recently working on a new book, translating the account of a person who was on the ship with the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan when he was circumnavigating the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
It was possible to walk the site’s stone thoroughfares without circumnavigating mile-long lines at the Grey Goose and Heineken stands, but throngs still moved like molasses.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 4, 2022
After Eratosthenes, some may have tried, but not until the time of Magellan did anyone succeed in circumnavigating the Earth.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
