Circumnavigate: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Circumnavigate verb. To sail or travel all the way round something, especially the world.
How to say it
sur-kum-NAV-ih-gayt/ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪɡeɪt/
5 syllables, stressed on the third (NAV). Forms: circumnavigated.
Circumnavigate in a sentence
She became the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe alone.
We circumnavigated the lake on bikes in a single afternoon.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- sail round
- go round
- encircle
Where circumnavigate comes from
From Latin circum, around, plus navigare, to sail.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
We _____ the lake on bikes in a single afternoon.
- meander
- traverse
- circumnavigate
Show the answer
circumnavigate: We circumnavigated the lake on bikes in a single afternoon.