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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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Potential uses include robotics, navigation systems, data centers and future 5G and 6G networks.
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At the end of every night, the researchers re-captured the bats to download data on the activity of head direction cells and other cells involved in navigation.
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According to some critics, the tax also violated friendship, commerce, and navigation treaties.
—Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Potential uses include robotics, navigation systems, data centers and future 5G and 6G networks.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
At the end of every night, the researchers re-captured the bats to download data on the activity of head direction cells and other cells involved in navigation.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
According to some critics, the tax also violated friendship, commerce, and navigation treaties.
—Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Navigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navigation. Accessed 23 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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