circumnavigation

🇺🇸 /ˌsɜːrkəmˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌsɜːkəmˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃn/
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Traveling completely around something, like the Earth

The explorer completed a historic circumnavigation of the globe.

translation

n. Traveling completely around something, like the Earth

Word Forms

Plural circumnavigations

Synonyms

circumvent v. 规避, 绕开 encircle v. 环绕 bypass n. 绕城公路, 搭桥手术 orbit n. 轨道, 势力范围 traverse v. 穿越 circuit n. 回路, 电路, 巡回赛, 赛道, 巡回演出, 循环训练, 巡回审判 cross v. 穿过, 交叉, 交叉放置, 反对, 杂交, 横传, 划掉, 画十字 circle n. 圆形, 圆周, 环形排列的人群或物品, 剧院楼座, 圈子 avoid v. 避免, 避开, 躲避

Antonyms

confront v. 面对 meet v. 偶遇, 会面, 见面, 迎接, 初次见面, 满足, 对阵, 遭遇, 受到, 接触, 支付 face n. 脸, 表情, 人物, 面容, 表面, 表盘, 主角, 特定面

Similar Words

circumnavigate v. 环游 circumscription n. 限制