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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : nav-i-guh-buh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnæv ɪ gə bəl |
Définition of navigable
Origin :- mid-15c., from Old French navigable (14c.) or directly from Latin navigabilis, from navigat-, past participle stem of navigare (see navigation). Related: Navigability.
- adj traversable
- He crawled past the bend to make sure that the stream was navigable.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy » by Florence Partello Stuart
- All three are goodly branches, and all navigable for great ships.
- Extract from : « The Discovery of Guiana » by Sir Walter Raleigh
- There are numerous rivers, few of which are navigable by sea-going ships.
- Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
- This is the great river of the district, and is navigable for about three miles.
- Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
- At present, they are navigable about half their length for small steamboats and bateaux.
- Extract from : « Old Mackinaw » by W. P. Strickland.
- The Saginaw empties into Lake Huron and is navigable for sixty miles.
- Extract from : « Old Mackinaw » by W. P. Strickland.
- The river is very broad and is navigable for hundreds of miles.
- Extract from : « With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia » by One of its Officer
- During the summer of 1858 and all during the summer of 1859 the river was navigable.
- Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various
- It is navigable for about 150 miles for launches and other small craft.
- Extract from : « Mexico » by Charles Reginald Enock
- It is navigable from Diabekr in the north, for its entire length.
- Extract from : « The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria » by Morris Jastrow
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