navigational

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Those gains enabled the navigational precision of the Apollo missions, automated the factory floor and migrated computing from government labs to car dashboards and the pockets of billions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The text, seen by AFP, calls for respect for navigational freedom without explicitly mentioning Hormuz.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The team initially assumed the device was part of a navigational marker, but later suspected it resembled a sonobuoy - an acoustic monitoring device, often used to detect submarines.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

Some of the FAA employees fired earlier this month, for instance, were charged with updating the navigational charts that help keep pilots clear of danger.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2025

Because they predate written records of their use and were not known to exist until after the date of the Mary Rose’s sinking, the navigational instruments that were excavated are also extremely important.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler