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Meanings of circumnavigate the globe in English

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Usage of circumnavigate the globe in English
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A yacht now, with every luxury of life, can circumnavigate the globe.
The Voyage of the Beagle
2
Our ships circumnavigate the globe and do the chief carrying trade of the world.
Queen Victoria / Story of Her Life and Reign, 1819-1901
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To circumnavigate the globe in the arms of a dozen chorus-girls was not his ideal.
South Wind
4
In order to circumnavigate the globe using only human power, you must have been very fit.
BBC
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It was later sold again to Sir Francis Drake, the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe.
The Guardian
6
Mr Fossett is attempting to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a hot-air balloon.
The Irish Times
7
Had Columbus not wished with consuming ardor to circumnavigate the globe, he would never have encountered America.
The Reconstructed School
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What inspired you to circumnavigate the globe?
BBC
9
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville set sail in late 1766 attempting to become the first Frenchman to circumnavigate the globe.
Anonyponymous: the forgotten people behind everyday words
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The idea to circumnavigate the globe was proposed by my friend, Steve Smith, over beers at 2 am.
BBC
11
The gallant steamships circumnavigate the globe.
The Personal Life of David Livingstone / Chiefly from his Unpubl...
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Ms Earhart attempted to circumnavigate the globe along the equator in 1937, but disappeared in July of that year.
Radio NZ
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He becomes the first person under 18 to circumnavigate the globe by sea alone, and the youngest to date.
Reuters
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Solar Impulse 2 touched down in Abu Dhabi today, becoming the first fuel-free plane to successfully circumnavigate the globe.
Wired
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A New Zealander has beaten the world record for the fastest person to circumnavigate the globe on a bike.
Radio NZ
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This is the seventh leg in an attempt to circumnavigate the globe using just the energy of the Sun.
Radio NZ
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