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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The cobblestone streets require careful navigation, especially for Eisenberg, who walks with a cane due to a metal plate in his foot.
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Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
Constructed in Brazil’s Amazon region, the 78-meter-high gravity dam holds a 45 billion cubic meter reservoir, contributing significantly to Brazil’s renewable energy portfolio while supporting improvements to river navigation.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
The navigation app from Waze provides traffic updates, road condition information and offers directions.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 28 Nov. 2025
Advance Pathways, the nonprofit group that ran the Aurora Resource Day Center before its recent closure, was chosen through a competitive bidding process to operate the new navigation campus in Aurora — with $2 million in annual help from the city.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
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Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
Constructed in Brazil’s Amazon region, the 78-meter-high gravity dam holds a 45 billion cubic meter reservoir, contributing significantly to Brazil’s renewable energy portfolio while supporting improvements to river navigation.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
The navigation app from Waze provides traffic updates, road condition information and offers directions.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 28 Nov. 2025
Advance Pathways, the nonprofit group that ran the Aurora Resource Day Center before its recent closure, was chosen through a competitive bidding process to operate the new navigation campus in Aurora — with $2 million in annual help from the city.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Navigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navigation. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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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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