circumnavigation

/ˌsɜrkəmˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃən/
noun
  1. The act of traveling all the way around something, especially the Earth.
    • She wrote a book about her solo circumnavigation of the globe.
    • The first circumnavigation of the Earth took nearly three years.
    • Modern circumnavigation by airplane can be done in a few days.
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