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Synonyms for navigation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : nav-i-gey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌnæv ɪˈgeɪ ʃən |
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Définition of navigation
Origin :- 1530s, from Middle French navigation (14c.) or directly from Latin navigationem (nominative navigatio) "a sailing, navigation, voyage," noun of action from past participle stem of navigare "to sail, sail over, go by sea, steer a ship," from navis "ship" (see naval) + root of agere "to drive" (see act (n.)).
- noun traveling, guiding along route, often over water
- This is another of the peculiarities of aerial construction and navigation.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- The navigation did not absolutely close, notwithstanding, until December.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- It commanded the river in a rapid and difficult part of the navigation.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- Accordingly orders were given to enforce the Navigation Act.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- Numbers of the Egyptian villages were seen in the navigation of the river.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 » by Various
- The latter extended their navigation toward the west and north.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
- I have acquired some knowledge of navigation, of astronomy, and of geometry.
- Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
- His ideas of the possibilities of navigation were before his time.
- Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
- Alphabetic links have been added to the index for ease of navigation.
- Extract from : « Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome » by Apicius
- You evidently have no wish to try and fool me in this navigation.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
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