[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

circumnavigate \cir`cumnav"igate\, 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.
   1913 webster

         having circumnavigated the whole earth.  --t. fuller.
   1913 webster
see also:
circumnavigated circumnavigating 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

circumnavigate
     v : travel around, either by plane or ship; "we compassed the
         earth" syn: compass
see also:
compass 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

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