navigation
The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship,…The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.
» Early explorers used the stars for navigation.
Die ersten Entdecker richteten sich bei der Navigation nach den Sternen.
Ранние исследователи использовали звёзды для навигации.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable, usually)The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.
An ocean-going yachtsman must be competent at night navigation
Navigation
навига́цияnavigácija
навіга́ціяnavihácija
(uncountable, usually)Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping.
Schifffahrt
пла́ваниеplávanije, морепла́ваниеmoreplávanije, судохо́дствоsudoxódstvo
пла́ванняplávannja, морепла́ванняmoreplávannja, морепла́вствоmoreplávstvo
ship traffic
(countable, usually)A canal; a waterway comprising one or more canals and river stretches in communication with one another.
the Schuylkill Navigation
(uncountable, usually)The act of accessing different components of the user interface of software.
(uncountable, usually)The process of finding a way through a difficult situation.
Examples
24 sentencesEarly explorers used the stars for navigation.
ruРанние исследователи использовали звёзды для навигации.
deDie ersten Entdecker richteten sich bei der Navigation nach den Sternen.
The harbor is closed to navigation.
ruПорт закрыт для судоходства.
deDer Hafen ist für die Schifffahrt gesperrt.
He has a superficial knowledge of navigation.
He succeeded in applying steam to navigation.
ruЕму удалось применить пар в судоходстве.
I don't really understand this site's navigation.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French navigation, from Latin nāvigātiōnem, accusative singular of nāBorrowed from Middle French navigation, from Latin nāvigātiōnem, accusative singular of nāvigātiō (“sailing, navigation”), from nāvigō (“sail”). Morphologically navigate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: navigations| Singular | navigation |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
30 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable