circuit

/sˈɝkʌt/

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Noun
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
Noun
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"
Noun
an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to; "she''s a familiar name on the club circuit"; "on the lecture circuit"; "the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district"; "the international tennis circuit"
Noun
the boundary line encompassing an area or object; "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe"
Noun
(law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
Noun
a racetrack for automobile races
Noun
movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
Verb
make a circuit; "They were circuiting about the state"
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