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Circumnavigate

/sˌɜrkəˈmnævəˌɡeɪt/
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(verb) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.

The sailor planned to circumnavigate the globe.
She wanted to circumnavigate the island.
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Magellan's crew was the first to ____ the whole world in past city.

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