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- Dictionarycir·cum·nav·i·gate/ˌsərkəmˈnavəˌɡāt/
verb
- 1. sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world): "he undertook to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days or less"
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Learn the meaning of circumnavigate, a verb that means to go completely around especially by water or to bypass something. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
CIRCUMNAVIGATE definition: 1. to sail all the way around something: 2. to move around something in order to avoid hitting it…. Learn more.
Circumnavigate definition: to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation. See examples of CIRCUMNAVIGATE used in a sentence.
Circumnavigate means to travel around in a big circle. When you circumnavigate the world, will you do it in a boat or a hot air balloon? Circumnavigate breaks down to circum-, "around," and navigare, "to navigate."
to move around something in order to avoid hitting it: We carried the picture carefully through to the main exhibition, circumnavigating several obstacles en route. to avoid something by taking a particular course of action:
Circumnavigate means to sail or fly completely around something, such as the world or an island. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, synonyms, collocations, and usage examples from Collins English Dictionary.
Circumnavigate means to sail or fly completely around something, or to go or maneuver around something. See the origin, synonyms, antonyms, and translations of this verb in different languages.
