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navigator

[nav-i-gey-ter] / ˈnæv ɪˌgeɪ tər /
NOUN
course plotter
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According to the post, Nautas’ name evokes the spirit of a “sailor, navigator, voyager, one who embarks on a journey and fears not the unknown.”

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

Israel's military said Saturday it had carried out an operation overnight in Lebanon to find Arad's remains but had failed to uncover any trace of the navigator missing since 1986.

From Barron's Mar. 7, 2026

She won Ladies' Cups and as navigator to husband Ian they won the Coupe des Alpes three times in the tough Alpine Rally.

From BBC Dec. 18, 2025

Luke Collingwood, an inexperienced navigator, was given the job of captain.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 7, 2025

The 588th’s commander, Yevdokia Bershanskaya, flew the lead aircraft herself, with Irina Rakobolskaya as her navigator.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Starling gave the technology an opportunity to be tested under real conditions in orbit, demonstrating how advanced flight software can allow satellites to function as increasingly autonomous navigators.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Earlier in the jet age, more pilots were on the flight deck, along with navigators and flight engineers.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

Another change is the creation of a new position in the control room - called "clinical navigators" - who closely monitor the list of those waiting for an ambulance.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2025

Last December, a TMC ship set to dock at Honolulu Harbor was turned away as protesters — native Hawaiians, navigators and environmentalists — gathered to express their displeasure.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2024

Very few of the young women had training as navigators, so some of the recruits were going to have to retrain.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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