as in nautical
of or relating to navigation of the sea
the folly of trying to sail with outdated navigational maps
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Recent Examples of navigational
Alternative navigational tools that don’t rely on GPS, but instead harness quantum technology, are also in development but remain a long way off operational use.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
Cosco Shipping and subsidiary Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), stopped short of leaving the region, but said vessels headed for the Persian Gulf have been notified to prioritize navigational safety.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Mar. 2026
If the bill passes, and the FAA approves the name change, hundreds of aviation navigational charts, air traffic control documentation and airline avionics computer codes that allow pilots to safely operate aircraft might have to be changed to reflect the new name.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
If the bill passes and the FAA approves the name change, hundreds of aviation navigational charts, air traffic control documentation and airline avionics computer codes that allow pilots to safely operate aircraft might have to be changed to reflect the new airport name.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
For Macon, the lighthouses were more than navigational aids.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Traditional search is navigational, guiding users through lists of pages.
—Eugene Levin, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
In addition to increasing atmospheric drag, solar storms can also damage the navigational and communication systems of satellites.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
In some instances, only some of the captives were able to escape; in others, the captives were unable to return to land because of their lack of navigational skills, and their ships were found drifting off the African coasts.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
Cosco Shipping and subsidiary Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), stopped short of leaving the region, but said vessels headed for the Persian Gulf have been notified to prioritize navigational safety.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Mar. 2026
If the bill passes, and the FAA approves the name change, hundreds of aviation navigational charts, air traffic control documentation and airline avionics computer codes that allow pilots to safely operate aircraft might have to be changed to reflect the new name.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
If the bill passes and the FAA approves the name change, hundreds of aviation navigational charts, air traffic control documentation and airline avionics computer codes that allow pilots to safely operate aircraft might have to be changed to reflect the new airport name.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
For Macon, the lighthouses were more than navigational aids.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Traditional search is navigational, guiding users through lists of pages.
—Eugene Levin, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
In addition to increasing atmospheric drag, solar storms can also damage the navigational and communication systems of satellites.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
In some instances, only some of the captives were able to escape; in others, the captives were unable to return to land because of their lack of navigational skills, and their ships were found drifting off the African coasts.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigational
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Cuba’s government displayed on the broadcast nautical maps to show where the Pro-Line was spotted, its route through Cuban waters and the location where the shooting occurred.—
David Smiley,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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On the fifth floor of a typical 1950s building, architecture studio Louis Morgan redesigned a small space in a nautical style, offering a view of Paris’s most beautiful monuments from a tiny terrace.—
Nicolas Milon,
Architectural Digest,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That demonstration confirmed the drone could operate from naval platforms without traditional runways.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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The United States destroyed a key Iranian naval base in the Straight of Hormuz, sinking many vessels present, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the shipping lane was officially closed.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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In addition to containing marine collagen sourced from fish, this powder features vitamin C from acerola cherry and silicon from bamboo, the latter of which helps provide strength and structure to hair, skin, and nails.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2026
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Blake Faucett, marine mammal biologist with FWC and the onsite lead for the manatee rescue, described the animal’s condition.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Navigational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigational. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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