CIRCUMNAVIGATE in a Sentence

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 Meanings and Examples of CIRCUMNAVIGATE
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circumnavigate
 v.  travel around, either by plane or ship
Classic Sentence:
1  So that Monsoons, Pampas, Nor'-Westers, Harmattans, Trades; any wind but the Levanter and Simoon, might blow Moby Dick into the devious zig-zag world-circle of the Pequod's circumnavigating wake.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 44. The Chart.
2  Meanwhile, the whale he had struck must also have been on its travels; no doubt it had thrice circumnavigated the globe, brushing with its flanks all the coasts of Africa; but to no purpose.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 45. The Affidavit.
Example Sentence:
1  He circumnavigated the globe with his family.
2  After a long and anxious night waiting for just the right conditions for launch, Steve Fossett and his ground crew decided to go ahead with his latest attempt at a solo circumnavigation.