Circumnavigation (Noun)
Meaning
Traveling around something (by ship or plane); "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The historic circumnavigation of the globe by the USS Enterprise in 1986 was completed in 37 days.
- The British aviator successfully completed a solo circumnavigation of the world by air in his custom-built aircraft.
- During the 15th century, many explorers attempted to complete a circumnavigation of the globe by sea.
- The around-the-world flight marked the latest circumnavigation of the world completed by the experienced pilot.
- Amelia Earhart's attempted circumnavigation of the globe by plane ended with her mysterious disappearance over the Pacific Ocean.