circumnavigations
Trips around Earth
Circumnavigations are journeys that go completely around something, typically the Earth, returning to the starting point.
The term usually describes voyages by sea or air: Magellan's expedition completed the first circumnavigation of the globe.
It can apply to smaller scales—circumnavigating an island or lake—or metaphorically to thoroughly exploring a subject from all angles.
Extended journeys by sea
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- shipsSeagoing vessels
- DrakeAdult male duck
- oceansVast saltwater bodies
Magellan · expeditions · seafaring · passages · routes · galleons · crews · provisions
Large recreational sailing vessels
- soloPerformance by one
- recordsStored data or albums
- racingSpeed competition sport
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
satellites · sponsorship · trimaran · catamaran · knots · tracking · weather · routing
Act of finding something
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- unchartedNot yet documented
- expeditionsOrganized journeys for exploration
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
routes · documentation · surveying · cartography · geography · coastlines · continents · islands
Scheduled air travel segments
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- pilotsThose who fly aircraft
- recordsStored data or albums
- airstripsAircraft landing surfaces
Earhart · refueling · solo · nonstop · altitude · cockpit · aviation · landings
Extended trips taken
- orbitsCurved paths around bodies
- cyclesRecurring sequences of events
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- circuitsClosed electrical paths
completion · returns · loops · encircling · traversing · encompassing · full circle · rotations
voyages
Extended journeys by sea
Magellan · oceans · expeditions · seafaring · passages · routes · galleons · crews · provisions · ports
yachts
Large recreational sailing vessels
GPS · satellites · sponsorship · trimaran · catamaran · knots · tracking · weather · routing · stopovers
discovery
Act of finding something
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- unchartedNot yet documented
- expeditionsOrganized journeys for exploration
pioneers · routes · documentation · surveying · cartography · geography · coastlines · continents · islands · journals
flights
Scheduled air travel segments
Earhart · airstrips · refueling · solo · nonstop · altitude · cockpit · aviation · landings · airfields
journeys
Extended trips taken
- orbitsCurved paths around bodies
- cyclesRecurring sequences of events
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
circuits · completion · returns · loops · encircling · traversing · encompassing · full circle · rotations · revolutions
circumnavigationstransits
Acts of passing through
crossings · passages · failed attempts · beelines · abandonments
circumnavigationsimmobility
Lack of motion
stasis · staying put · sedentariness · rootedness · settledness