Verb

(en-verb)

To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.

We circumnavigated the Mediterranean.

To circumvent or bypass.

* {{quote-news, 2006, July 9, , Magic month of memories, Times of London citation

, passage=Rebel of the tournament: Saudi Arabia’s Malek Al Hawsawi, who circumnavigated Fifa’s ban on jewellery by keeping his ring in his mouth.}}

(sailing) To sail around the world.

* {{quote-book, 1992, Richard Henderson, Singlehanded Sailing citation

, passage=Patrick Childress, who solo circumnavigated on a Catalina 27 in 1982, stresses the value of eggs, which will keep at least six weeks if previously unrefrigerated and oiled with vegetable shortening.}}

* {{quote-book, 1997, Diana Jessie, The Cruising Woman's Advisor citation

, passage=Jack and Lura Francis, both fairly tall, circumnavigated on a Westsail 32. }}

* {{quote-news, 2004, March 10, Edward Gorman, Van den Heede rewarded for perseverance, Times of London citation

, passage=Chay Blyth was the first when he circumnavigated in British Steel in 292 days in 1970 in a voyage that some predicted would end in certain death.}}