Definition of CIRCUMNAVIGATION

circumnavigation

Meanings

Plural: circumnavigations

Noun

  • traveling around something (by ship or plane)
    • "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe"
  • The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.

Origin / Etymology

From circum- + navigation.

Synonyms

periplus

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