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navigable

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


Example Sentences

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He came back to Peru four years later, received an unprecedented promotion to field marshal, and explored the country’s wild interior, searching for navigable rivers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

Stretching from Alaska to the pencil tip of Argentina, the 48,000km-long Pan-American Highway holds the record for the world's longest road navigable by motor vehicle.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

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

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2025

And the town had enough navigable sidewalks to qualify as pedestrian-friendly—important for a large group of people who couldn’t afford automobiles.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John




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