circumnavigate

circumnavigate
    v 1: travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the
         earth" [syn: {circumnavigate}, {compass}]
    

Circumnavigate \Cir`cum*nav"i*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Circumnavigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumnavigating}.] [L.
   circumnavigatus, p. p. of circumnavigare to sail round;
   circum + navigare to navigate.]
   To sail completely round.
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         Having circumnavigated the whole earth.  --T. Fuller.
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59 Moby Thesaurus words for "circumnavigate":
      boat, bypass, canoe, carry sail, circle, circuit, circuiteer,
      circulate, circumambulate, circummigrate, circumvent,
      close the circle, coast, come full circle, compass, cross, cruise,
      cycle, describe a circle, detour, encircle, encompass, flank,
      girdle, girdle the globe, go about, go around, go by ship,
      go on shipboard, go round, go the round, go to sea, gyre, lap,
      make a circuit, make a passage, motorboat, navigate, orbit, ply,
      revolve, round, row, run, sail, sail round, sail the sea, scull,
      seafare, skirt, spiral, steam, steamboat, surround, take a voyage,
      traverse, voyage, wheel, yacht