navigation

nounattested in dialogue

//nævɪˈɡeɪʃən//

The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.

noun

1
The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.
An ocean-going yachtsman must be competent at night navigation
2
Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping.
3
A canal; a waterway comprising one or more canals and river stretches in communication with one another.
the Schuylkill Navigation
4
The act of accessing different components of the user interface of software.
5
The process of finding a way through a difficult situation.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French navigation, from Latin nāvigātiōnem, accusative singular of nāvigātiō (“sailing, navigation”), from nāvigō (“sail”). Morphologically navigate + -ion.

Forms

plural: navigations

Naval · A surname Navid · A transliteration of the Persian male given name نوید (navid,…navigate · To plan, control and record the position and course of a…

navigation · The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.

navigator · A person who navigates, especially an officer with that…navy · A country's entire maritime military force, including ships…naw · No.

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