circumnavigated
Sailed completely around
Circumnavigated is the past tense of circumnavigate, meaning to travel completely around something, especially the Earth, by water or air: Magellan's expedition circumnavigated the globe in the 1520s.
The word applies to any complete circuit: We circumnavigated the lake on foot.
Figuratively, it can mean finding a way around an obstacle: She circumnavigated the bureaucracy.
Traveled by wind-powered vessel
- voyageJourney by sea
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- globeSpherical representation of landmasses
- oceanMassive saltwater body
Magellan · expedition · seafaring · Drake · vessel · passage · route · captain
Traveled through air
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- aviatorOne who pilots aircraft
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
Earhart · airspace · refueling · cockpit · aviation · pilot · airplane · solo
Travel from place to place
- discoveryAct of finding something
- worldPlanet or realm
- mappedRecorded geographically
- territoriesAreas under jurisdiction
pioneering · uncharted · adventure · historic · first · record · feat · accomplished
Avoided by going around
- bypassedWent around an obstacle
- evadedSuccessfully avoided capture
- avoidedDeliberately stayed away from
- maneuveredMoved with calculated skill
sidestepped · dodged · obstacle · barrier · restriction · protocol · bureaucracy · regulation
sailed
Traveled by wind-powered vessel
Magellan · ocean · expedition · seafaring · Drake · vessel · passage · route · captain · crew
flown
Traveled through air
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- aviatorOne who pilots aircraft
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
Earhart · flight · airspace · refueling · cockpit · aviation · pilot · airplane · solo · nonstop
journey
Travel from place to place
territories · pioneering · uncharted · adventure · historic · first · record · feat · accomplished · completed
skirted
Avoided by going around
- bypassedWent around an obstacle
- evadedSuccessfully avoided capture
- avoidedDeliberately stayed away from
maneuvered · sidestepped · dodged · obstacle · barrier · restriction · protocol · bureaucracy · regulation · outflanked
circumnavigatedturned back
Went in reverse direction
stopped short · aborted · halted · quit
circumnavigatedstayed put
Continued in place
stayed · remained · stood still · anchored · settled
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