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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

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

The forest itself was terribly dangerous, and navigable only by the Road.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill