circumnavigation
Sailing completely around
Circumnavigation is the act of traveling completely around something, especially the Earth, by sea or air.
Magellan's expedition completed the first circumnavigation of the globe.
The term applies to any complete circuit: the circumnavigation of Australia, a circumnavigation of the lake by kayak.
The verb is circumnavigate.
- DrakeAdult male duck
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- journeyTravel from place to place
passage · crossing · transit · route · itinerary · cruise · quest · adventure
Geographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- meridianPole-to-pole great circle
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
mapmaking · compass · sextant · chart · plotting · waypoint · bearing · heading
Large pleasure vessel
- schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft
- ketchTwo-masted fore-and-aft vessel
- catamaranDouble-hulled sailing craft
- trimaranThree-hulled sailing craft
mainsail · jib · spinnaker · tacking · keel · rigging · clipper · tall ship
Soil or electrical grounding
- globeSpherical representation of landmasses
- worldwideExtending across Earth
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- continentsEarth's largest landmasses
oceans · geography · planetary · transcontinental · international · great circle · tropics · dateline
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
determination · resilience · patience · persistence · hardiness · willpower · steadfastness · staying power
Magellan
- DrakeAdult male duck
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
journey · passage · crossing · transit · route · itinerary · cruise · quest · adventure · pilgrimage
latitude
Geographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- meridianPole-to-pole great circle
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
cartography · mapmaking · compass · sextant · chart · plotting · waypoint · bearing · heading · nautical
yacht
Large pleasure vessel
- schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft
- ketchTwo-masted fore-and-aft vessel
- catamaranDouble-hulled sailing craft
trimaran · mainsail · jib · spinnaker · tacking · keel · rigging · clipper · tall ship · trade winds
earth
Soil or electrical grounding
- globeSpherical representation of landmasses
- worldwideExtending across Earth
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
continents · oceans · geography · planetary · transcontinental · international · great circle · tropics · dateline · time zones
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
grit · determination · resilience · patience · persistence · hardiness · willpower · steadfastness · staying power · solo
- long wordssupercalifragilisticexpialidocious, antidisestablishmentarianism, incomprehensibilities, counterrevolutionary, electroencephalograph
- explorationexploration, explore, expedition, expeditions, voyage
- maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
- Maritime ExplorationColumbus, Magellan, voyage, Age of Discovery, exploration
- seafaringship, sailors, ships, sail, sailor
- achievementsaccomplishment, achievement, accomplishments, achievements, triumph
circumnavigationstaying put
Remaining in place
immobility · sedentariness · center · fixed position · anchorage