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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And when a piece of information lives behind a click, a form, or a navigation step - which a lot of useful information does - the platform can interact with the page the way a person would, to reach it.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 June 2026
FieldAI already uses Ouster’s lidar technology to support navigation and autonomy in complex operational settings.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
Guides know which neighborhoods to avoid, speak the language fluently in places where a barrier could leave you vulnerable, and signal to potential threats that you’re already accompanied — a real factor in destinations like Colombia, where a guide is essential for both safety and navigation.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
Incidentally, the raw data also revealed a second interference burst from the Russian satellites in a lower-frequency band used by China’s BeiDou navigation system.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 June 2026
FieldAI already uses Ouster’s lidar technology to support navigation and autonomy in complex operational settings.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
Guides know which neighborhoods to avoid, speak the language fluently in places where a barrier could leave you vulnerable, and signal to potential threats that you’re already accompanied — a real factor in destinations like Colombia, where a guide is essential for both safety and navigation.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
Incidentally, the raw data also revealed a second interference burst from the Russian satellites in a lower-frequency band used by China’s BeiDou navigation system.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 8 June 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 10 Jun. 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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