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circumnavigation|ˌsɜːkəmnævɪˈgeɪʃən|
[f. as prec. + -ation.]
A sailing round. Also transf.
1705Arbuthnot Coins (J.), Concerning the circumnavigation of Africa. 1772Pennant Tours Scotl. (1774) 264 During the circumnavigations of Great Britain. 1807–8W. Irving Salmag. (1824) 119 In the course of this circumnavigation the dancers..are continually changing their relative situations. 1845Darwin Voy. Nat. xxi. (1852) 501. |