as in cleared
capable of being traveled on
this map shows which rivers are navigable and which aren't
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Recent Examples of navigable
There is no road that circumnavigates the perimeter, at least not easily navigable by car, so being on one side of the island tends to root you there.
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Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Any individual, company or federal or state agency that wants to build a project in navigable waters of the United States, or discharge anything into those waters or wetlands, needs a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Depending on recent storms, there could be a small stream in the center of the canyon, but the trail is still navigable.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
The agency works to ensure all the world’s seas, oceans and navigable waters are surveyed and charted uniformly, and also names some of them.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Any individual, company or federal or state agency that wants to build a project in navigable waters of the United States, or discharge anything into those waters or wetlands, needs a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Depending on recent storms, there could be a small stream in the center of the canyon, but the trail is still navigable.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
The agency works to ensure all the world’s seas, oceans and navigable waters are surveyed and charted uniformly, and also names some of them.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigable
Adjective
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Taken together, the studies provide the clearest evidence yet that birds and mammals independently evolved brain regions for complex cognition.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Wired News,
11 May 2025
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While President Trump’s bold tariff agenda marks a clear departure from the status quo, tariffs alone will not revitalize the American working class.—
Lynn Forester de Rothschild,
Time,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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The overall room is passable for the regular season.—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Winner: Motorola Razr Ultra Cameras Flip phones typically have passable cameras, but Motorola appears to be testing the limits.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ahead of a second round of talks set to take place in Rome this weekend, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday that Iran's right to enrich uranium is not negotiable.—
Guy Faulconbridge and Parisa Hafezi,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The bill caps the fund at $800 million, but Fonfara said the figure is negotiable.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Navigable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigable. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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