- the skill or the process of planning a route for a ship or other vehicle and taking it there
- an expert in navigation
- a GPS navigation device
- The stars were used for navigation in the desert.
Extra Examples- Having used GPS navigation, it's hard to go back to using maps.
- Rail and inland navigation together account for 30–50% of the total delivered cost.
- a global satellite navigation system for the Air Force
- navigation beacons for Allied aircraft
- small boats equipped with electronic aids to navigation
Topics Transport by waterb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivenavigation + nounpreposition- navigation in
- navigation of
phrases- an aid to navigation
- freedom of navigation
- rights of navigation
- …
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- the movement of ships or aircraft
- the right of navigation through international waters
Extra Examples- the navigation of our rivers
- the main navigation channel on the far side of the island
- the cost of removing obstructions to navigation
- freedom of navigation through international waters
Topics Transport by waterc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivenavigation + nounpreposition- navigation in
- navigation of
phrases- an aid to navigation
- freedom of navigation
- rights of navigation
- …
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- the way that you move around a website or the internet when you are looking for information
- The site was redesigned to improve navigation.
Extra Examples- a well laid out design and easy navigation
- You can use the navigation bar at the bottom of the pictures to zoom in or out.
- The software is designed to simplify Web navigation.
- Make site navigation easy and intuitive.
- Keep the navigation of your site really simple.
- A mouse or joystick makes navigation simpler.
- navigation through complex documents
Word Originearly 16th cent. (denoting travel on water): from French, or from Latin navigatio(n-), from the verb navigare, from navis ‘ship’ + agere ‘drive’.
See navigation in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee navigation in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
