circumnavigation

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Any circumnavigation of the mountain also involved an incursion into Nepal, which was also a closed kingdom.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

Starting and ending in Seattle, eight pilots and mechanics battled tumultuous weather, illness, fatigue and mechanical malfunctions during their aerial circumnavigation of the globe.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

Cook's circumnavigation of Australia, yielding 766 runs in a 3-1 victory down under in 2010-11 is one of the greatest modern achievements by any England player.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023

He flew to space last summer on a mission by Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket company and holds a record for the fastest circumnavigation of Earth via both the geographic poles by plane.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023

Perhaps they are pleased by the way the piece went, or perhaps it is celebration at hearing one’s own song returning after circumnavigation; whatever, it has the look of jubilation.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas