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Meaning of Circumnavigator | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A person who circumnavigates, that is, sails around the world.

Equivalents

العربية الرّحّال
Deutsch Weltumsegler
Français circumnavigateur circumnavigatrice
Gàidhlig iom-sheòladair
Italiano circumnavigatore circumnavigatrice

Examples

“If you question a seaman on the subject, whether mere coaster or circumnavigator, he will tell you that in a snow-storm, because of its constant eddyings and gyrations, frequent trimming of sails is more necessary than in any other gale[…]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

circumnutation circumoral circumorbital circumplanetary disk circumplasm circumplex

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