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driving
the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
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aim
the action of directing something at an object
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navigation, pilotage, piloting
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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celestial guidance
a method of controlling the flight of a missile or spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial bodies
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inertial guidance, inertial navigation
a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces
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command guidance
a method of controlling the flight of a missile by commands originating from the ground or from another missile
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terrestrial guidance
a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to the strength and direction of the earth's gravitational field
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motoring
the act of driving an automobile
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instrument flying
navigation of an airplane solely by instruments
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astronavigation, celestial navigation
navigating according to the positions of the stars
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dead reckoning
navigation without the aid of celestial observations
