circumnavigation
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circumnavigation
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From circum- + navigation.
noun circumnavigations
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The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.
Under our new World may alſo be compriſed thoſe vaſt Southern Coaſts and Streights of Magelan, firſt lighted on by Ferdinandus Magelanus in the year 1520, in his Circumnavigation of the Univerſe ; which forty five years after Sir Francis Drake, and next Sir Thomas Bendiſh, Engliſhmen, made a furhter
Similar: periplus
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noun circumnavigating
| Español | circunnavegación, circumnavegación, bojeo, boj |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 세계일주 segyeilju |
| 日本語 | 世界一周 sekai isshū |
| Português | circum-navegação |
| Français | circumnavigation |
| Italiano | circumnavigazione |
| Ελληνικά | περίπλους períplous |
Talk about this word "circumnavigation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/circumnavigation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. circumnavigation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/circumnavigation "circumnavigation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/circumnavigation.Cite this
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title = {circumnavigation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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