Dictionary definition · circuit
noun
- an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
- a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area"they took an extended tour of Europe"
- an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to"she's a familiar name on the club circuit"
- the boundary line encompassing an area or object"he had walked the full circumference of his land"
- (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
- a racetrack for automobile races
- movement once around a course"he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
verb
- make a circuit"They were circuiting about the state"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).