Definitions for navigation
ˌnæv ɪˈgeɪ ʃənnav·i·ga·tion

Princeton's WordNet(2.55 / 11 votes)Rate this definition:

1. navigation, pilotage, piloting(noun)

   the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

2. navigation(noun)

   ship traffic

   "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"

3. seafaring, navigation, sailing(noun)

   the work of a sailor

Wiktionary(3.17 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. navigation(Noun)

   The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or a spaceship

   Etymology: From navigationem, accusative singular of navigatio, from navigatus, perfect passive participle of navigo.

2. navigation(Noun)

   Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping

   Etymology: From navigationem, accusative singular of navigatio, from navigatus, perfect passive participle of navigo.

3. navigation(Noun)

   A canal

   Etymology: From navigationem, accusative singular of navigatio, from navigatus, perfect passive participle of navigo.

Webster Dictionary(3.80 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Navigation(noun)

   the act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable

   Etymology: [L. navigatio: cf. F. navigation.]

2. Navigation(noun)

   the science or art of conducting ships or vessels from one place to another, including, more especially, the method of determining a ship's position, course, distance passed over, etc., on the surface of the globe, by the principles of geometry and astronomy

   Etymology: [L. navigatio: cf. F. navigation.]

3. Navigation(noun)

   the management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics of traveling by water; seamanship

   Etymology: [L. navigatio: cf. F. navigation.]

4. Navigation(noun)

   ships in general

   Etymology: [L. navigatio: cf. F. navigation.]

Freebase(2.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Navigation

   Navigation is a field of study that focuses on the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. The field of navigation includes four general categories: land navigation, marine navigation, aeronautic navigation, and space navigation. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks. All navigational techniques involve locating the navigator's position compared to known locations or patterns. Navigation, in a broader sense, can refer to any skill or study that involves the determination of position and direction. In this sense, navigation includes orienteering and pedestrian navigation. For information about different navigation strategies that people use, visit human navigation.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. navigation

   The art of conducting vessels on the sea, not only by the peculiar knowledge of seamanship in all its intricate details, but also by such a knowledge of the higher branches of nautical astronomy as enables the commander to hit his port, after a long succession of bad weather, and an absence of three or four months from all land. Any man without science may navigate the entire canals of Great Britain, but may be unable to pass from Plymouth to Guernsey.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. navigation

   The act and process of to navigate.

   Navigation tools and software are very helpful and useful.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

How to pronounce navigation?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say navigation in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of navigation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of navigation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of navigation in a Sentence

1. The Commission:

   The large volume of international maritime trade passing through that area means that freedom of navigation and over flight are of prime importance to the EU, the EU should encourage China to contribute constructively to regional stability ... and support for the rules-based international order.

2. Jin Park:

   For biological robotics, we can use them as new type ofsensor and activator, in the future, artificial creatures able to perform complex behaviors such as exploration, navigation, and recognition tasks will be developed. We can use these creatures as new types of sensor system for environmental monitoring and so on.

3. President Barack Obama:

   What we've said to them is that, 'If there are weapons delivered to factions within Yemen that could threaten navigation, that's a problem,' and we're not sending them obscure messages. We send them very direct messages about it.

4. Defense Secretary James Mattis ':

   Defense Secretary James Mattis ' could point to the FONOPS in the Paracels around five days earlier and say,' We're protecting freedom of navigation in South China Sea like we do around the world'.

5. Euan Graham:

   It would be more effective to demonstrate broader international concerns if Australia were to assert freedom of navigation under its own political and operational banner and not to ride U.S. coat-tails.

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