1730 W. Hatchett p. vii Then Britons,..Where-e'er appears the World-encircling Sun, Vie with your neighbouring Nation's loud Applause.
1827 J. Keble I. xxix. 116 The world-encircling sun.
1976 S. Judson et al. i. 5/1 Early in his career he [sc. Darwin] served for five years as the naturalist on H.M.S. Beagle on its world-encircling voyage.