circumnavigateverb [ T ]
uk/ˌsɜː.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/us/ˌsɝː.kəmˈnæv.ə.ɡeɪt/circumnavigate verb [ T ] (SAIL AROUND)
formal to sail all the way around something:
They circumnavigated Cape Horn Island in canoes.
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Sailing & boating
circumnavigate verb [ T ] (AVOID)
to move around something in order to avoid hitting it:
We carried the picture carefully through to the main exhibition, circumnavigating several obstacles en route.
to avoid something by taking a particular course of action:
Manufacturers and shops circumnavigate (= avoid) gun laws by providing realistic models that are unable to discharge missiles.
circumnavigation
noun [ C or U ] uk/sɜː.kəmˌnæv.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌsɝː.kəmˌnæv.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/formal
a circumnavigation of the globe from west to east