navigation
noun
nav·i·ga·tion
ˌna-və-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 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The choice of location reflects his seamless navigation between Nigerian and American cultures, and that of his audience.
—
Emanuel Okusanya, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
The Captain of the Port of Pittsburgh put a safety zone into place between the two dams on Monday, barring navigation and transport in the stretch of river, the USACE said in a Facebook post.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Source: TomTom Traffic was stopped or delayed along some highways more than eight hours later, according to data from TomTom, a mapping and navigation company.
—Charlie Smart, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Marines from the unit plodded through Okinawa's dense vegetation on a recent land navigation exercise.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
Establishing a lunar time zone will better enable communications between spacecraft, data transfers, landing, docking and navigation.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
These structures may have been used by Tlatelolco’s indigenous inhabitants for navigation, irrigation or drainage, officials said.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Documents open instantly, and navigation through large files is almost instantaneous.
—Edward Mendelson, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
Instead of typing a long string of numbers into their navigation instruments, pilots use unique five-character codes chosen by the FAA to guide them.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Emanuel Okusanya, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
The Captain of the Port of Pittsburgh put a safety zone into place between the two dams on Monday, barring navigation and transport in the stretch of river, the USACE said in a Facebook post.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Source: TomTom Traffic was stopped or delayed along some highways more than eight hours later, according to data from TomTom, a mapping and navigation company.
—Charlie Smart, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Marines from the unit plodded through Okinawa's dense vegetation on a recent land navigation exercise.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
Establishing a lunar time zone will better enable communications between spacecraft, data transfers, landing, docking and navigation.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
These structures may have been used by Tlatelolco’s indigenous inhabitants for navigation, irrigation or drainage, officials said.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Documents open instantly, and navigation through large files is almost instantaneous.
—Edward Mendelson, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
Instead of typing a long string of numbers into their navigation instruments, pilots use unique five-character codes chosen by the FAA to guide them.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
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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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