circumnavigating
Going completely around
Circumnavigating is traveling completely around something, typically the earth or another large body: Magellan's crew completed the first voyage circumnavigating the globe.
The word applies to any full circuit—circumnavigating a lake, an island, or an obstacle.
Figuratively, it can mean finding a way around something: She spent the meeting circumnavigating the real issue.
Journey by sea
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- globeSpherical representation of landmasses
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- passageSegment of text
Magellan · ocean · expedition · Cape Horn · clipper · seamanship · Drake · helm
Avoiding by going around
- avoidingDeliberately staying clear
- skirtingAvoiding by going around
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
detour · evasion · sidestepping · routing · circumvention · obstacle · barrier · roadblock
Aerial journey by aircraft
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- pilotingControlling a vehicle's course
- refuelingAdding more fuel supply
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
Earhart · airstrip · route · aviator · solo · equator · wingspan · altitude
Enforced rules and standards
- loopholesExploitable ambiguities in rules
- red tapeBureaucratic obstacles to action
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- proceduresSet methods for tasks
restrictions · policies · protocols · workaround · compliance · legalities · paperwork · system
voyage
Journey by sea
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- globeSpherical representation of landmasses
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
Magellan · passage · ocean · expedition · Cape Horn · clipper · seamanship · Drake · helm · sextant
bypassing
Avoiding by going around
- avoidingDeliberately staying clear
- skirtingAvoiding by going around
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
workaround · detour · evasion · sidestepping · routing · circumvention · obstacle · barrier · roadblock · diversion
flight
Aerial journey by aircraft
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- pilotingControlling a vehicle's course
- refuelingAdding more fuel supply
Earhart · cockpit · airstrip · route · aviator · solo · equator · wingspan · altitude · landing
regulations
Enforced rules and standards
- loopholesExploitable ambiguities in rules
- red tapeBureaucratic obstacles to action
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
procedures · restrictions · policies · protocols · workaround · compliance · legalities · paperwork · system · technicalities
circumnavigatingstaying
Continuing in place
remaining · stationary · staying put · standing still · immobile
circumnavigatingbeelining
Going directly toward
cutting through · crossing · shortcutting · bisecting · penetrating
circumnavigatingturning back
Changing to opposite direction
going nowhere · aborting · abandoning · giving up · halting