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circumnavigators

circumnavigators is the plural of circumnavigator.

Meaning of circumnavigator

Noun

circumnavigator (plural circumnavigators)

  1. A person who circumnavigates, that is, sails around the world.
    • 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[…]1881, Symon's monthly meteorological magazine, page 59

Questions about circumnavigators

What is circumnavigators the plural of?
Circumnavigators is the plural of circumnavigator.

Words near circumnavigators in the dictionary

  1. circumnavigation
  2. circumnavigational
  3. circumnavigationally
  4. circumnavigations
  5. circumnavigator
  6. circumnavigators
  7. circumnavigatory
  8. circumnebular
  9. circumneutral
  10. circumnuclear
  11. circumnutate

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