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单词 circumnavigation
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circumnavigationn.

/ˌsəːkəmnavɪˈɡeɪʃən/
Etymology: formed as circumnavigate v. + -ation suffix.
A sailing round. Also transferred.
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society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > a voyage > around
periplus1677
circumnavigation1727
1727 J. Arbuthnot Tables Anc. Coins 260 Concerning the Circumnavigation of Africa.
1772 T. Pennant Tours Scotl. (1774) 264 During the circumnavigations of Great Britain.
1807 Salmagundi 4 Apr. 140 In the course of this circumnavigation, the dancers..are continually changing their relative situations.
1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xxiii. 602 A yacht now with every luxury of life might circumnavigate the globe.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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