circumnavigate
verb (used with object)
to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation.
have circumnavigated
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present perfectof circumnavigate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Over the past two weeks, I have circumnavigated the globe by land, air and sea.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 5, 2023
The Pentagon official said Saturday night that five Chinese balloons have circumnavigated the globe, and China has conducted 20 to 30 balloon missions globally over the past decade.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2023
You don’t consider yourself a great walker, but you will have circumnavigated the globe on foot four times over.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2017
With a total of 91,128 miles accrued, the 1961–62 Lakers could have circumnavigated the globe more than three and a half times.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2014
If I had gone to the right instead of the left that first evening with Archie, I should have circumnavigated the place without any trouble.
From Mr. Standfast by John Buchan
