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navigable

[nav-i-guh-buhl] / ˈnæv ɪ gə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
traversable
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The U.S. has plentiful arable land, navigable rivers, large coastlines and access to two oceans.

From MarketWatch Jun. 28, 2026

American settlement hugged natural ports and navigable rivers.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

The WSV said it's difficult to say when the river will become fully navigable, as temperatures are expected to drop below freezing point again.

From Barron's Jan. 19, 2026

It lays out specific conditions that must be met for federal jurisdiction—for instance, tributaries must have a predictable and consistent flow to navigable waters.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

For a while, Indianapolis was the largest city in the world not on a navigable waterway.”

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green




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