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Words with a similar base: circuit, electric_circuit, electrical_circuit, racing_circuit

'circuit'

[circuit.n.01] as in: an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

'circuit'

[tour.n.01] as in: a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

Examples:
they took an extended tour of Europe
we took a quick circuit of the park
a ten-day coach circuit of the island

'circuit'

[circuit.n.03] as in: an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to

Examples:
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

'circuit'

[circumference.n.02] as in: the boundary line encompassing an area or object

Examples:
he had walked the full circumference of his land
a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe

'circuit'

[circuit.n.05] as in: (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

'circuit'

[racing_circuit.n.01] as in: a racetrack for automobile races

'circuit'

[lap.n.05] as in: movement once around a course

Examples:
he drove an extra lap just for insurance

'circuit'

[circuit.v.01] as in: make a circuit

Examples:
They were circuiting about the state

Origins

					circuit (English)
└── circuit (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── circuit (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── circuitus (Latin)