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navigation

[nav-i-gey-shuhn]

noun

  1. the act or process of navigating.

  2. the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile.

  3. Computers.

    1. the act or process of moving from one part of a website, software program, document, etc., to another part, especially by using links or menus.

    2. the design and placement of user interface elements like links and menus that allow a user to move from one part of a website, software program, document, etc., to another part.



navigation

/ ˌæɪˈɡɪʃə /

noun

  1. the skill or process of plotting a route and directing a ship, aircraft, etc, along it

  2. the act or practice of navigating

    dredging made navigation of the river possible

  3. rareship traffic; shipping

  4. dialectan inland waterway; canal

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • navigational adjective
  • misnavigation noun
  • nonnavigation noun
  • renavigation noun
  • ˌԲˈپDzԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of navigation1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin 屹پō- (stem of 屹پō ) “a voyage”; navigate, -ion
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Example Sentences

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Most modern vehicles are internet-enabled in some way – to allow satellite navigation, for example – and drivers' phones are often connected to car systems.

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Think it’s all right to hold your cellphone while driving, as long as you’re just looking at a navigation app?

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Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there have been increasingly frequent incidents of GPS jamming that have even caused commercial pilots to change navigation systems.

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He has been charged with negligent navigation and police are also investigating whether rules regarding working and rest hours were adhered to on board the vessel.

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Five companies introduced hosepipe bans, affecting 19 million people, and waterways had restricted navigation.

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