satnav
A satellite navigation systemA satellite navigation system; the navigation that is done via the use of such a system.
» My car doesn't have a satnav.
Mein Auto hat kein Navigationssystem.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, informal, uncountable)A satellite navigation system; the navigation that is done via the use of such a system.
Back then there was no satnav — you needed to keep a paper atlas in the delivery van and to consult it daily.
(Commonwealth, countable, informal, uncountable)A satellite navigation system receiver.
Good thing we have a satnav to help us find our way.
Examples
5 sentencesMy car doesn't have a satnav.
deMein Auto hat kein Navigationssystem.
My car hasn't got a satnav.
deMein Auto hat kein Navigationssystem.
Tom has a hire car with satnav.
deTom hat einen Mietwagen mit Navigationssystem.
Tom's got a hire car with satnav.
deTom hat einen Mietwagen mit Navigationssystem.
I did not know how to get to my friend’s house so I used my SATNAV to get driving directions.
deDa ich nicht wusste, wie ich zu meinem Freund kommen sollte, habe ich mich von meinem Navi hinführen lassen.
Origin
Syllabic abbreviation of satellite navigation. Such formation from initial syllables is alSyllabic abbreviation of satellite navigation. Such formation from initial syllables is also alternatively classified as clipping of the compound type (producing a clipped compound), and it is sometimes categorized as blending (but blending stricto sensu involves initial and terminal parts of words that may be delimited by reanalysis).
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Forms
plural: satnavsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable