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navi·ga·tion (nav′ə gā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act or practice of navigating
  2. the science of locating the position and plotting the course of ships and aircraft
  3. traffic by ship

Etymology: L navigatio

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navigation Synonyms

navigation

n.

navigating, seamanship, piloting, pilotage, aeronautics, flying, sailing, seafaring, ocean travel, exploration, voyaging, shipping, cruising, steerage, plotting a course, aquatics, boating, yachting, transoceanic travel, transatlantic travel, transpacific travel, arctic travel, coasting, island-hopping, plane sailing, traverse sailing, sailing against the wind, middle sailing, parallel sailing, latitude sailing, mercator sailing, great-circle sailing, spherical navigation; see also travel 1.


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navigation Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • skip: Skip navigation The first link at the top of the page is ' Skip navigation ' .

Preposition: at

  • bottom: The minutes of other meetings can be found by using the navigation at the bottom of the page.

Adjective modifier

  • in-car: TomTom Go 300 GPS Car Navigation £ 314.00 The new TomTom Go is a revolution in in-car navigation.

Modifies a noun

  • bar: The navigation bar alone, for instance, can add several graphic elements to each page.

Noun used with modifier

  • satellite: Combining satellite navigation with speed / safety camera alert devices to get you from A to B safely.

Possessives

  • '0: This anchor is just a referential position for the ' skip navigation ' access-key '0 ' .
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navigation quotes

Men might as well project a voyage to the Moon as attempt to employ steam navigation against the stormy North Atlantic Ocean.

-Lardner, Dionysus

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