periplus

noun

peri·​plus

ˈperə(ˌ)pləs,

-rəˌplüs

plural peripli

-ˌplī,

-ˌplē

1

: a voyage or a trip around something (as an island or a coast) : circuit, circumnavigation

2

: an account of a circumnavigation

Word History

Etymology

Latin & Greek; Latin, circumnavigation, from Greek periplous circumnavigation, account of a coasting voyage, from periplein to sail around, from peri- + plein to sail

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