navigable

adjective

nav·i·ga·ble | \ˈna-vi-gə-bəl

Definition of navigable

1a : deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships navigable waterways

b : capable of being navigated navigable terrain

2 : capable of being steered

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Synonyms & Antonyms for navigable

Synonyms

negotiable, passable

Antonyms

impassable (also impassible), unnegotiable, unpassable

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 on the Web

Here are oceans of contingencies navigable only by an alternative race of extraterrestrials: the angels of heaven. — Brad Leithauser, WSJ, "‘The Grandmaster’ Review: The 64-Square Universe," 8 Nov. 2018 Photo: Michael Short/Getty Images Rio Negro, South America At just over 430 navigable miles, the Rio Negro is the world's largest blackwater river, and forms the border between Colombia and Venezuela. — Brynn Mannino, Woman's Day, "10 Extraordinary Rivers Around the World," 15 Oct. 2010 And with some of Africa’s most navigable roads, self-drive travel has exploded, especially among millennials eager for Instagram fodder. — Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why Your Next Safari Should Be in Namibia," 6 Nov. 2018 Her new book, Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief, questions the popular wisdom, established in 1969 by Swiss psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, that grief comes in five navigable phases: denial, anger, depression, bargaining, and acceptance. — Kate Branch, Vogue, "How I Learned to Grieve the Loss of My Dad in the Age of Instagram," 6 Oct. 2018 Schuett Farms Highway 83 and Road X, Mukwonago 262-968-4348 Pumpkin picking, smartphone-navigable corn maze and hayrides. — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2017 Guide to fall fun in metro Milwaukee," 28 Aug. 2017 In March, Kevin Pearson, a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, introduced a bill making clear that the state’s navigable water bodies are public property. — Christopher Flavelle, Bloomberg.com, "The Fighting Has Begun Over Who Owns Land Drowned by Climate Change," 25 Apr. 2018 If the property is unfenced and uncultivated, it must be posted at all corners, and boundaries that intersect navigable streams, roads, gates and rights of way, or posted in a way that a reasonable person would know it’s private property. — Eric Barker, idahostatesman, "Headed outdoors? Make sure you know about Idaho's new trespassing law," 9 July 2018 For some, the road to professional success is winding but ultimately navigable. — Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, "An Exclusive Club at Wimbledon: Champions as Juniors and Adults," 5 July 2018

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