circuit

(noun) an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow. Synonyms: electrical circuit, electric circuit.

(noun) a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area. Synonyms: tour. Examples: "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. 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."

(noun) the boundary line encompassing an area or object. Synonyms: circumference. Examples: "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. Synonyms: racing circuit.

(noun) movement once around a course. Synonyms: lap, circle. Example: "He drove an extra lap just for insurance."

(verb) make a circuit. Example: "They were circuiting about the state."