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Circuits
Exercise circuits
Plural for a roughly circular line, route, or movement that starts and finishes at the same place
“Each time, he became slower at swimming the circuit around the raft and on the seaward side.”
Plural for a track used for sports or athletics
“Bardon flew around the circuit in an impressive time of 29.84.”
Plural for a regular journey made, typically as part of one's job
“It was the kind of decision that the liberal judges on the circuit normally ask the court to rehear.”
Plural for a district administered by someone, especially a judge
“The country was divided by Henry II into six judicial circuits for the purpose of bringing royal justice to all regions.”
Plural for a shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself, or something in this shape
Plural for a trip there and back
Plural for a point or step in a process or development
Plural for a circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body
Plural for the official power to make legal decisions and judgements
Plural for transmission path for data
Plural for the outside limit of an object, area, or surface
Plural for league of athletic teams
Plural for an alternative route for use by traffic when the usual road is temporarily closed
Plural for a division of a large organization such as a government, university, or business, dealing with a specific area of activity
Plural for a given location, position, point, or area in space
Plural for a general area of land
Plural for a habit or pattern of behaviour that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change
Plural for a circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate
Plural for a place or point where something deviates from a straight path
To move in a circle around
“Drake's expedition was the second to circuit the globe and also led to his claiming California for Elizabeth.”
To travel, usually with some measurable distance
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