Meaning & use
circumnavigation
The act of traveling all the way around something, especially sailing or flying around the entire Earth.
See it in a sentence
Magellan's expedition completed the first circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century.
The solo sailor's circumnavigation took nearly a year to complete.
A note on using this word
Circumnavigation is most often used specifically about sailing or flying around the world, rather than any general trip around a smaller object.
Words with a similar meaning
circling
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