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   circuit

   /ˈsəːkɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a roughly circular line, route, or movement that starts and finishes at the same place: "I ran a circuit of the village" Similar lapturntourroundcircleorbitrevolutionloopbeat
   • ▪ a track used for motor racing, horse racing, or athletics: British "Hockenheim was a fast circuit but was regarded as one of the safest" Similar trackracetrackrunning trackcourse
   • 2. an established itinerary of events or venues used for a particular activity, typically involving sport or public performance: "the alternative cabaret circuit"
   • ▪ a series of athletic exercises performed consecutively in one training session: "circuit training"
   • ▪ a regular journey made by a judge around a particular district to hear cases in court: "a circuit judge" Similar tourtour of dutyroundsregular journeyrare:peregrination
   • ▪ a district administered or formerly administered by travelling judges: "the six circuits of England and Wales replaced the old system of assizes"
   • ▪ a group of local Methodist Churches forming an administrative unit: "the success of any chapel or Methodist circuit depended on the minister"
   • ▪ a chain of theatres or cinemas under a single management: "the company also bought cinema circuits in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia"
   • 3. a complete and closed path around which a circulating electric current can flow: "the maximum number of light fittings on a circuit is twelve"
   • ▪ a system of electrical conductors and components forming an electrical circuit: "control circuits"

   verb

   • 1. move all the way around (a place or thing): "the trains will follow the Northern line, circuiting the capital"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin circuitus, from circuire, variant of circumire ‘go round’, from circum ‘around’ + ire ‘go’.

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