circumnavigate[verb]Synonyms: skirt, bypass, circumvent, detour
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
cir‧cum‧nav‧i‧gate /ˌsɜːkəmˈnævəɡeɪt, ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪɡeɪt $ ˌsɜːr-/
verb [transitive] to sail, fly, or travel completely around the Earth, an island etc
—circumnavigation /ˌsɜːkəmnævəˈɡeɪʃ
ən, ˌsɜːkəmnævɪˈɡeɪʃ
ən $ ˌsɜːr-/
noun [uncountable and countable]:
circumnavigation of the world [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲