Definition of navigable
1a : deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships navigable waterwaysb : capable of being navigated navigable terrain
2 : capable of being steered
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Examples of navigable in a Sentence
The marsh was navigable only by canoe.
this map shows which rivers are navigable and which aren't
Recent Examples of navigable from the Web
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Sunday’s forecast calls for much more navigable conditions, with rain possibilities expected to be no more than 30 percent.
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The Coast Guard ensures the coast and inland ports and waterways are safe and navigable before, during and after a storm.
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And there are strategic concerns that melting Arctic ice could give Russia new navigable waterways to expand their naval and commercial maritime operations.
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But New Mexico's Sandia National Laboratories is honing a system, EIGEN/VR, to transform complex data into virtual, fully navigable environments.
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15th Century
First Known Use of navigable
15th century
NAVIGABLE Defined for English Language Learners
navigable
playDefinition of navigable for English Language Learners
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: deep and wide enough for boats and ships to travel on or through : capable of being navigated
NAVIGABLE Defined for Kids
navigable
playDefinition of navigable for Students
1 : deep enough and wide enough to permit passage of ships a navigable river
2 : possible to steer a navigable balloon
navigability
\ˌna-vi-gə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ nounLearn More about navigable
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