circumnavigate
verb (used with object)
to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation.
circumnavigator
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a word derived from
circumnavigate.
Example Sentences
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In its Nobel citation, the Swedish Academy called him “a literary circumnavigator, only ever really at home in himself.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 12, 2018
He chartered a plane to locate the yachtsman Sir Francis Chichester as Sir Francis sailed around Cape Horn in his attempt to be the first solo circumnavigator of the globe.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2010
However, they faced no backlash a year earlier, when Abby's older brother Zac completed the same journey at 17, briefly holding the record for being the world's youngest solo circumnavigator.
From Newsweek ● Jul. 27, 2010
The most intriguing aspect of the voyage was discovered last week by Sir Francis Chichester, the celebrated circumnavigator, who was a judge in the race.
From Time Magazine Archive
It appears to have been compiled by Francis Drake, the nephew of the circumnavigator, as a dedication “to the truly noble Robert Earl of Warwick” is prefixed, with his name attached to it.
From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Travers Twiss
