navigation
noun
nav·i·ga·tion
ˌna-və-ˈgā-shən 
1
: the act or practice of navigating
2
: the science of getting vehicles from place to place
especially
: the method of determining position, course, and distance traveled
3
: ship traffic or commerce
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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Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
Pudu says the robot relies on a 360-degree perception system combining four 120-degree fisheye cameras and dual 192-line LiDAR sensors, generating dense 3D point clouds for navigation.
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Efforts have been reinforced with more than 160 personnel, supported by police and the navy, who were combing four sectors in inflatable boats, navy ships and rescue vessels equipped with sonar equipment and underwater navigation gear across the Komodo National Park waters.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Jump to it on desktop by using the navigation on the right or scroll to the bottom on mobile.
—Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2026
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Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
Pudu says the robot relies on a 360-degree perception system combining four 120-degree fisheye cameras and dual 192-line LiDAR sensors, generating dense 3D point clouds for navigation.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
Efforts have been reinforced with more than 160 personnel, supported by police and the navy, who were combing four sectors in inflatable boats, navy ships and rescue vessels equipped with sonar equipment and underwater navigation gear across the Komodo National Park waters.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Jump to it on desktop by using the navigation on the right or scroll to the bottom on mobile.
—Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for navigation
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“Navigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navigation. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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navigation
noun
nav·i·ga·tion
ˌnav-ə-ˈgā-shən
1
: the act or practice of navigating
2
: the science of getting ships, aircraft, or spacecraft from place to place
especially
: the method of figuring out position, course, and distance traveled
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