circumnavigators
Globe-circling voyagers
Circumnavigators are people who travel completely around the earth, typically by sea.
The term evokes explorers like Magellan's crew, the first to circumnavigate the globe, though modern circumnavigators may sail solo or use various modes of transport: The solo circumnavigators gathered at the yacht club to swap stories.
- DrakeAdult male duck
- explorersThose who venture unfamiliar lands
- voyagersLong-distance travelers
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
galleon · spice route · cartography · seafarers · Age of Discovery · Victoria · logbook · charting
Maritime vessel crew members
- yachtsmenRecreational sailing enthusiasts
- singlehandedDone without assistance
- offshoreAway from land
- passageSegment of text
knots · trade winds · doldrums · Cape Horn · rigging · sextant · provisions · hull
Sustained effort capacity
- featRemarkable act of skill
- journeyTravel from place to place
- completionAct of finishing
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
adventure · challenge · triumph · perseverance · determination · globe-trotting · accomplishment · pioneering
Those who fly planes
- pilotsThose who fly aircraft
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- orbitalRevolving around another
flight · Earhart · aviation · jet · refueling · altitude · route planning · time zones
Magellan
expedition · galleon · spice route · cartography · seafarers · Age of Discovery · Victoria · logbook · charting · uncharted waters
sailors
Maritime vessel crew members
- yachtsmenRecreational sailing enthusiasts
- singlehandedDone without assistance
- offshoreAway from land
passage · knots · trade winds · doldrums · Cape Horn · rigging · sextant · provisions · hull · mast
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- featRemarkable act of skill
- journeyTravel from place to place
- completionAct of finishing
milestone · adventure · challenge · triumph · perseverance · determination · globe-trotting · accomplishment · pioneering · first
aviators
Those who fly planes
- pilotsThose who fly aircraft
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
orbital · flight · Earhart · aviation · jet · refueling · altitude · route planning · time zones · international
circumnavigatorshomebodies
People preferring domestic life
shut-ins · hermits · recluses · agoraphobes · landlubbers