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circuit noun [ ˈsəːkɪt ]

• a roughly circular line, route, or movement that starts and finishes at the same place.
• "I ran a circuit of the village"
Similar: lap, turn, tour, round, circle, orbit, revolution, loop, beat,
• an established itinerary of events or venues used for a particular activity, typically involving sport or public performance.
• "the alternative cabaret circuit"
• a complete and closed path around which a circulating electric current can flow.
• "the maximum number of light fittings on a circuit is twelve"

circuit verb

• move all the way around (a place or thing).
• "the trains will follow the Northern line, circuiting the capital"
Origin: late Middle English: via Old French from Latin circuitus, from circuire, variant of circumire ‘go round’, from circum ‘around’ + ire ‘go’.


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