navigation
noun
nav路i路ga路tion
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Definition of navigation
1
: the act or practice of navigating
2
: the science of getting ships, aircraft, or spacecraft from place to place
especially
: the method of determining position, course, and distance traveled
3
: ship traffic or commerce
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Other Words from navigation
navigational
\ 藢na-v蓹-藞g膩-shn蓹l
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adjective
, -sh蓹-n岬妉 \
adjective
navigationally
adverb
Examples of navigation in a Sentence
If you're going to be a good sailor you need to master navigation.
I don't mind driving if you're willing to do the navigation.
Our new car has an onboard navigation system.
Navigation becomes more difficult further upriver.
There are back and forward buttons for easier browser navigation.
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Recent Examples on the Web
Perhaps the most highly anticipated new feature for the world's most popular smartphone operating system is gesture navigation that lets users seamlessly swipe between apps and the home screen. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, "Google rolls out Android 10 for Pixel phones," 4 Sep. 2019 The fonts are also simpler to scan and navigation is cleaner. — Wired, "Why Wired.com Looks Different Today," 28 Aug. 2019 The site鈥檚 navigation is often hidden or inaccessible. — Jason Mckee, WIRED, "Domino's and the Web are Failing the Disabled," 16 Aug. 2019 So, Google鈥檚 ultimate decision was to move forward with the gesture navigation. — Chris Welch, The Verge, "Google says Android users prefer ergonomics of three-button navigation over gestures," 8 Aug. 2019 The brewers would be tutored in real estate, marketing, the navigation of government-regulation channels and other tenets. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "Platform Beer Co. acquisition allows brewery to continue innovative approach, co-founder says," 7 Aug. 2019 Or, in other words, letting the navigation continue for long periods, watching videos and playing graphics-heavy video games. — Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, "Phone battery dying? Here are some ways to get a full day on one charge," 18 July 2019 However, ahead of the 2018 World Cup, most trains introduced route maps and announcements in English to make navigation easier for outsiders. — Aanchal Anand, National Geographic, "Russian secrets? Here鈥檚 the ultimate Moscow itinerary," 16 July 2019 In order to do the navigation to get to the moon, the command module and the lunar module needed high-speed computers that worked in real-time, that never made a mistake, and that the astronauts themselves could operate. — Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, "Apollo 11 and race to the moon helped create the world we live in today, technologically and culturally, author says," 14 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'navigation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for navigation
navigation
noun
English Language Learners Definition of navigation
: the act, activity, or process of finding the way to get to a place when you are traveling in a ship, airplane, car, etc.
: the act of moving in a boat or ship over an area of water
computers
: the act of going to different places on the Internet or on a particular Web site in order to find what you want
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navigation
noun
nav路i路ga路tion
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Kids Definition of navigation
1
: the act or practice of steering, directing the course of, or finding a way through
2
: the science of figuring out the position and course of a ship or aircraft
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