Circular Sailing.* Former name for 'Great circle sailing'.
Circular Storm.* Former name for a cyclonic storm.
Circulating Pump. Centrifugal, or double-acting pump, that draws water from sea and delivers it at external surfaces of condenser tubes, so condensing exhaust steam from engines.
Circulation. Process by which water in a boiler is moved so that the whole mass is of uniform temperature. Partly done by conÂvection, but hastened by pump and special fittings.
Circummeridian. About or near the meridian.
Circumnavigate. To sail completely around. Sometimes especially applied to sailing around Earth.
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