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navigable

[nav-i-guh-buhl] / ˈnæv ɪ gə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
traversable
Synonyms


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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

They have sections of challenging rapids, but are usually only navigable for two or three months in early summer, according to Briancon's official website.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

Some are navigable, as we saw in “Six Feet Under.”

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2025

The first floor belongs to Madame Manec: clean, navigable, full of visitors who come through the kitchen door to trade in small-town scandal.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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