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Definition of navigable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

navigable

adjective

/ˈnævɪɡəbl/

/ˈnævɪɡəbl/

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(of rivers, lakes, etc.) wide and deep enough for ships and boats to sail on
- rivers which are easily navigable
- a plan to make the River Clyde navigable to Glasgow
- The river now ceases to be navigable.
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Navigable is used with these nouns:
river
water
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(of a website, app, etc.) on which it is easy to find the information, section, etc. that you want
- This free, easily navigable tool is another online way to connect employers with job seekers.

Word Originearly 16th cent.: from French navigable or Latin navigabilis, from the verb navigare ‘to sail’, from navis ‘ship’ + agere ‘drive’.

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