transitive verb. : to go completely around especially by water circumnavigate the earth also : to go around instead of through : bypass circumnavigate a congested area.
What is the synonym of the word sail?
set sail
, put to sea, put out, put out to sea, leave port, leave dock, leave harbour, hoist sail, raise sail, weigh anchor, put off, shove off. 4’he is sailing the ship’ steer, captain, pilot, skipper, navigate, con, helm.
If someone circumnavigates the world or an island,
they sail all the way around it
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In this page you can discover 10 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for circumnavigate, like:
go around
, skirt, travel over, circumvent, detour, sail-round, bypass, compass, circumnavigation and seek.
Opposite of to surround or make a ring around.
free
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release
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unloose
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What does sails stand for?
| Acronym Definition | SAILS Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills | SAILS Supplemental Adaptive Intra-Volume Low-Level Scan (weather radar software) | SAILS Standard Army Intermediate Level Supply (Sub)system | SAILS Stock Appreciation Income-Linked Securities |
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What is the synonym of prettier?
| lovelier better-looking | foxier likelier | trimmer more attractive | more appealing more beautiful | more fetching more charming |
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Who was the first person to travel around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
(1480–1521) was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with masterminding the first expedition to circumnavigate the world.
What is another term for circling the globe?
transitive verb. : to go completely around especially by water circumnavigate the earth also : to go around instead of through : bypass circumnavigate a congested area.
Which direction is best to sail around the world?
The fastest sailing route around the world is the
sail south from the Atlantic towards the Southern Ocean
(Antarctica) and circumnavigate the world around Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn.
To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail. We circumnavigated the Mediterranean. …
Driving all the way around a parking lot
is an example of circumnavigate.
What is a good synonym for turbulent?
OTHER WORDS FOR turbulent
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agitated
, tumultuous, violent, tempestuous, disordered.
Which is the best synonym for Conquistador?
- vanquisher.
- victor.
- winner.
What are contradictions?
A contradiction is
a situation or ideas in opposition to one another
. Declaring publicly that you are an environmentalist but never remembering to take out the recycling is an example of a contradiction. A “contradiction in terms” is a common phrase used to describe a statement that contains opposing ideas.
What is the antonym of technology?
| Art Craft | Unmechanical Unsystematic | Untechnical |
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| part of speech: transitive verb | inflections: circumnavigates, circumnavigating, circumnavigated | definition: to go entirely around, esp. by sailing. The Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellen is said to be the first seaman to circumnavigate the globe. similar words: circle | related words: circuit, circumvent |
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