navigation
noun
nav·i·ga·tion
ˌna-və-ˈgā-shən 
1
: the act or practice of navigating
2
: the science of getting vehicles from place to place
especially
: the method of determining position, course, and distance traveled
3
: ship traffic or commerce
navigationally
adverb
Examples of navigation in a Sentence
If you're going to be a good sailor you need to master navigation.
I don't mind driving if you're willing to do the navigation.
Our new car has an onboard navigation system.
Navigation becomes more difficult further upriver.
There are back and forward buttons for easier browser navigation.
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The roof’s soft curves intuitively guide visitors toward key entrances and spaces, making navigation seamless and inviting from every angle.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Autonomous Vehicles: Vehicles with edge capabilities make instantaneous decisions to improve safety and navigation.
—Madhu Gaganam, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Like most recent Fuji bodies, the X-M5 eschews a rear directional pad, instead using an eight-way joystick for both menu navigation and focus point manipulation.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
While most people know about NOAA and its daily weather forecasts; the agency also monitors and warns about hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and tsunamis; manages the country’s fisheries; runs marine sanctuaries; provides navigation information to ships and observes changes in the climate and oceans.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Autonomous Vehicles: Vehicles with edge capabilities make instantaneous decisions to improve safety and navigation.
—Madhu Gaganam, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Like most recent Fuji bodies, the X-M5 eschews a rear directional pad, instead using an eight-way joystick for both menu navigation and focus point manipulation.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
While most people know about NOAA and its daily weather forecasts; the agency also monitors and warns about hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and tsunamis; manages the country’s fisheries; runs marine sanctuaries; provides navigation information to ships and observes changes in the climate and oceans.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for navigation
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“Navigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navigation. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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navigation
noun
nav·i·ga·tion
ˌnav-ə-ˈgā-shən
1
: the act or practice of navigating
2
: the science of getting ships, aircraft, or spacecraft from place to place
especially
: the method of figuring out position, course, and distance traveled
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