- the skill or process of plotting a route and directing a ship, aircraft, etc, along it
- the act or practice of navigating: dredging made navigation of the river possible
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nav•i•ga•tion /ˌnævɪˈgeɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]the art or science of directing the course of a ship, aircraft, spacecraft, etc. See -nav-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the act or process of navigating.
nav•i•ga•tion
(nav′i gā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
nav′i•ga′tion•al, adj.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe act or process of navigating.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile.
- Latin nāvigātiōn- (stem of nāvigātiō) a voyage. See navigate, -ion
- 1520–30
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navigation /ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃən/ n
'navigation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adventure racing
- barrage
- beacon
- cable
- cabotage
- canal
- Cayley
- chart
- Corinth
- direction finder
- echo sounder
- Flamsteed
- geocaching
- hydrilla
- icebreaker
- inertial guidance
- instrument
- Iquitos
- Kisangani
- lodestar
- loran
- marine
- maritime
- -naut
- nautical
- nautical mile
- navigator
- navvy
- P & O
- pathfinder
- pilotage
- quadrant
- Saint Paul
- satellite navigation
- satellite navigation system
- sat nav
- sea mile
- sextant
- snag
- sonar
- space
- sudd
- trigonometry
- acronym
- adjustable-pitch
- aeromarine
- air right
- astrodome
- astrolabe
- astronavigation