Meaning

4 senses
  1. Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.

  2. Seaworthy; in a navigable state; steerable.

  3. Steerable, dirigible.

  4. Easy to navigate.

    This Web site isn't very navigable. I can't tell which image links to which page.

More definitions
  • able to be sailed on or through safely

Examples

3 sentences
  1. This river is totally non-navigable.

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  2. The river was formerly navigable throughout its course by small craft.

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  3. Algeria's rivers aren't navigable.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
for a body of water: sea, river etc.:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
for a body of water: sea, river etc.:

Origin

From Middle French navigable, from Latin navigabilis.

From Middle French navigable, from Latin navigabilis.

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Forms

more navigable, most navigable
Comparativemore navigable Lesson
Superlativemost navigable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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