Definitions

navigation

[nav-i-gey-shuhn] / ˌnæv ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /

NOUN

traveling, guiding along route, often over water

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boating exploration shipping

STRONG

aeronautics captaincy captainship flying pilotage piloting sailing seafaring seamanship steerage steering voyage yachting

WEAK

cruising helmsmanship nautics navigating ocean travel plotting a course voyaging

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, a delegation from Qatar travelled to Iran on Friday for talks aimed at defusing tensions and easing navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026

Qatar said one of the vessels was its LNG tanker Al-Rekayyat and blamed Iran, denouncing an "unacceptable" attack on international maritime navigation.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

Its redeeming feature was supposed to be re-establishing freedom of navigation in the Strait while nuclear talks proceeded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

And last Friday, France and Britain committed to a joint military mission with Oman to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz — “an extremely important development,” Rutte said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

Before we were allowed aboard the Rena, Dad delivered a series of lectures about navigation, tides, the magnetic compass, seamanship, rope-splicing, right-of-way, and nautical terminology.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Vocabulary lists containing navigation

"Rogue Wave," Vocabulary from the short story

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"Rogue Wave" by Theodore Taylor

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