All circumnavigation synonyms

noun circumnavigation

• tour — Georges de [zhawrzh duh] /ʒɔrʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1593–1652, French painter.
• deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
• diversion — the act of diverting or turning aside, as from a course or purpose: a diversion of industry into the war effort.
• course — Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See of course.
• district — a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
• route — a course, way, or road for passage or travel: What's the shortest route to Boston?
• lap — the act of lapping liquid.
• turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
• range — the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
• limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
• twirl — to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.
• round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
• wind — the act of winding.
• bounds — a limit; boundary (esp in the phrase know no bounds)
• circling — a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
• turning — a movement of partial or total rotation: a slight turn of the handle.
• orbit — the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
• fork — an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
• branch — The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.
• circumvention — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
• bypass — If you bypass someone or something that you would normally have to get involved with, you ignore them, often because you want to achieve something more quickly.
• divergence — the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion.
• crotch — Your crotch is the part of your body between the tops of your legs.
• circuit — An electrical circuit is a complete route which an electric current can flow around.
• substitute — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
• byway — A byway is a small road which is not used by many cars or people.
• bypath — a little-used path or track, esp in the country
• circumvolution — the act of turning, winding, or folding around a central axis
• perimeter — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
• tract — a brief treatise or pamphlet for general distribution, usually on a religious or political topic.
• winding — the act of winding.
• circumscription — the act of circumscribing or the state of being circumscribed
• gyration — the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.
• whirl — to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
• ambit — The ambit of something is its range or extent.
• zone — any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established: The decisions were formulated in a zone of uncertainty. The temperature lies outside the danger zone.
• area — An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
• periphery — the external boundary of any surface or area.
• way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
• wheel — a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
• region — an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body: a region of the earth.
• circulation — The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
• gyre — a ring or circle.
• circumference — The circumference of a circle, place, or round object is the distance around its edge.
• cycle — If you cycle, you ride a bicycle.
• line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
• compass — A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.
• journey — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
• perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
• circle — A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.