circumnavigation

«circumnavigation» in Mova's school dictionary: A journey all the way around something, especially around… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a circumnavigation, circumnavigations)

meaning for a pupil

A journey all the way around something, especially around the world by sea or air. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons it describes the voyages of Magellan and Elcano (1519–1522) and Francis Drake (1577–1580). In geography and maths, the distance of a circumnavigation of the Earth around the equator is about 40,000 km. Phrases: "the first circumnavigation", "circumnavigation of the globe".

examples

• The first circumnavigation of the globe took three years. tree →
• Francis Drake completed a circumnavigation in 1580. tree →
• Her solo circumnavigation took 72 days. tree →
• A circumnavigation of the island takes a day by boat. tree →
• Only 18 of Magellan's sailors survived the circumnavigation. tree →

note

Noun of "circumnavigate". In maths, the length of a circumnavigation of the Earth at the equator is about 40,000 km, its circumference.

Trees and pragmatics

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