circumnavigator
Sailed completely around
A circumnavigator is someone who travels completely around something, especially the earth—by sea, air, or other means.
The term honors the scale of the journey: Magellan's expedition produced the first circumnavigators, though Magellan himself died en route.
Solo circumnavigators who sail around the world alone hold particular prestige in maritime culture.
- DrakeAdult male duck
- seafarerOne who navigates oceans
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- adventurerOne pursuing exciting exploits
mariner · expedition · discovery · charted · exploration · astrolabe · compass · sextant
Wind-propelled water travel
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
- journeyTravel from place to place
ocean · globe-trotting · ship · passage · crossing · homecoming · departure · landfall
Frequent international voyager
- voyagerLong-distance journey taker
- wandererRootless, roving person
- adventurerOne pursuing exciting exploits
- journeyerOne who travels far
wayfarer · yachtsman · record-breaker · Chichester · sailor
Extending across Earth
- continentsEarth's largest landmasses
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- meridianPole-to-pole great circle
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
earth · globe · geography · oceanic · terrestrial · Pacific · Atlantic · antipodes
Magellan
adventurer · mariner · expedition · discovery · charted · exploration · astrolabe · compass · sextant · chronometer
sailing
Wind-propelled water travel
journey · ocean · globe-trotting · ship · passage · crossing · homecoming · departure · landfall · provisions
globetrotter
Frequent international voyager
- voyagerLong-distance journey taker
- wandererRootless, roving person
- adventurerOne pursuing exciting exploits
journeyer · wayfarer · yachtsman · record-breaker · Chichester · sailor
worldwide
Extending across Earth
- continentsEarth's largest landmasses
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- meridianPole-to-pole great circle
hemisphere · earth · globe · geography · oceanic · terrestrial · Pacific · Atlantic · antipodes · tropics
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