circumnavigation
circumnavigation · circumnavigations
The act of circumnavigating, or sailing roundThe act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.
» He began his circumnavigation of the world in a sailing boat.
Er begann seine Weltumsegelung in einem Segelboot.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.
More definitions
- traveling around something (by ship or plane)
Examples
1 sentencesHe began his circumnavigation of the world in a sailing boat.
deEr begann seine Weltumsegelung in einem Segelboot.
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From circum- + navigation.From circum- + navigation.
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Forms
plural: circumnavigations| Singular | circumnavigation |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedcircumnavigate
Derivedcircumnavigational
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable