(せかいいっしゅう)

せかいいっしゅう
noun
round-the-world trip; trip around the world
travel
1. round-the-world trip; circumnavigation
A journey that goes all the way around the world, returning to the starting point. Used of travel by ship, plane, or any means.
世界一周(せかいいっしゅう)(ゆめ)だ。
A round-the-world trip is my dream.
(ふね)世界一周(せかいいっしゅう)した
I traveled around the world by ship.
(かね)時間(じかん)ためて、いつか世界一周(せかいいっしゅう)(たび)()たい
I want to save up money and time and someday set off on a trip around the world.

世界(せかい) (world) + 一周(いっしゅう) (one lap, one circuit). Takes する: 世界一周(せかいいっしゅう)する / 世界一周(せかいいっしゅう)する.

Common collocations

  • 世界一周(せかいいっしゅう)(たび): a round-the-world journey
  • 世界一周(せかいいっしゅう)する: to travel around the world
  • 世界一周(せかいいっしゅう)クルーズ: a round-the-world cruise

Related words

一周(いっしゅう) (one circuit) is the same counter used in 日本一周(にほんいっしゅう) (a trip around Japan).