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1 umschiffen
to circumnavigate* * *um|schịf|fen [ʊm'ʃɪfn] ptp umschi\#fftvt insepto sail (a)round; Kap auch to round, to double (spec); Erde auch to circumnavigateSee:→ Klippe* * *(to sail round (especially the world).) circumnavigate* * *um·schif·fen *[ˈʊmʃɪfn̩]vt NAUT* * ** * *um'schiffen v/t (untrennb, hat) sail (a)round; (die Erde) auch circumnavigate; (Kap) sail (a)round, round;geschickt alle Schwierigkeiten umschiffen fig skilfully avoid any difficulties* * ** * *v.to sail round v. -
2 a ocoli un cap
mar. to sail round a capeto double a pointto pass a headland.
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