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globe-trot

intransitive verb

Definition of globe-trot 

(Entry 1 of 2)

: to do globe-trotting an economical way to globe-trot — Better Homes & Gardens

globe-trot

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Definition of globe-trot (Entry 2 of 2)

: a globe-trotting journey nearing the end of a three-month globe-trot — Time

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Intransitive verb

back-formation from globe-trotter

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