Какво означава circumnavigate на английски?

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circumnavigate Значение & определение

0 to sail all the way around something:
- They circumnavigated Cape Horn Island in canoes.
1 to move around something in order to avoid hitting it:
- We carried the picture carefully through to the main exhibition, circumnavigating several obstacles en route.
- Manufacturers and shops circumnavigate (= avoid) gun laws by providing realistic models that are unable to discharge missiles.
2 to travel all the way around something, esp. the earth

He completed a full circle, circumnavigating the island and establishing that the landmass in question was indeed an island.
In addition, it was a port at which smaller vessels could unload their cargoes, and thus avoid circumnavigating around the peninsula.
He has twice circumnavigated the world and has been on numerous overland expeditions.
They have sailed over 200,000 miles together, having circumnavigated the world both east-about and west-about.
She circumnavigated the globe twice, documenting her journeys extensively.
He continued to sail and circumnavigated three more times.
He led a life of adventure: he circumnavigated the globe, engaged in various curious occupations, participated in many shady schemes.
The ban on trade was not policed and circumnavigated by multinational corporations.