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navigation

n.
US //ˈnævəˈɡeɪʃən// UK //nˌævɪɡˈeɪʃən// nav·i·ga·tion
  1. 1 finding a route (n.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate

    the act of planning and following a route to get somewhere in a car, ship, or plane.

    the theory and practice of charting and following a course for a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft.

    Example

    The pilot used satellite navigation to find the small airport in the fog.

    Example

    Modern maritime navigation relies heavily on electronic charting systems, though traditional celestial methods are still taught as a backup.
  2. 2 software/websites (n.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate Computing

    the way you move between different pages or parts of a website or app.

    the process of accessing and moving between different components of a software user interface.

    Example

    The website's navigation was so confusing that I couldn't find the 'buy' button.

    Example

    The developers redesigned the mobile app to simplify the navigation, ensuring that users could reach the settings menu in two taps.
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  1. 3 a canal or waterway (n.)
    C2 Proficiency British English Technical

    a canal or a river that has been changed so that boats can travel on it.

    a man-made or modified waterway, such as a canal, designed for commercial or recreational shipping.

    Example

    The old navigation was once used to carry coal from the mines to the city.

    Example

    The regional authority invested in dredging the navigation to allow larger freight vessels to reach the inland port.
Origin

Borrowed from Middle French navigation, from Latin nāvigātiōnem, accusative singular of nāvigātiō (“sailing, navigation”), from nāvigātus, perfect passive participle of nāvigō (“sail”). Morphologically navigate + -ion.

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