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navigability
Variant of navigable
navigable
definition
navi·gable (nav′i gə bəl)
adjective
- wide or deep enough, or free enough from obstructions, for the passage of ships a navigable river
- that can be steered, or directed a navigable balloon
Etymology: L navigabilis < navigare: see navigate
Related Forms:
- navigability nav′i·gabil′·ity noun
- navigably nav′i·gably adverb
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