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navigation

DEFINITIONS OF: navigation

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n the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

Synonyms:
pilotage, piloting
Types:
instrument flying
navigation of an airplane solely by instruments
astronavigation, celestial navigation
navigating according to the positions of the stars
dead reckoning
navigation without the aid of celestial observations
Type of:
direction, guidance, steering
the act of setting and holding a course

n ship traffic

“the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts”
Type of:
shipping, transport, transportation
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

n the work of a sailor

Synonyms:
sailing, seafaring
Types:
cabotage
navigation in coastal waters
Type of:
employment, work
the occupation for which you are paid
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