navigation
noun
nav·i·ga·tion
ˌna-və-ˈgā-shən 
1
: the act or practice of navigating
2
: the science of getting vehicles from place to place
especially
: the method of determining position, course, and distance traveled
3
: ship traffic or commerce
navigationally
adverb
Examples of navigation in a Sentence
If you're going to be a good sailor you need to master navigation.
I don't mind driving if you're willing to do the navigation.
Our new car has an onboard navigation system.
Navigation becomes more difficult further upriver.
There are back and forward buttons for easier browser navigation.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
The navigation is a bit confusing.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Google’s navigation and smartphone pairing functioned well.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Purchases will be available in the navigation list alongside all the other stock Gmail labels.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Navigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navigation. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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navigation
noun
nav·i·ga·tion
ˌnav-ə-ˈgā-shən
1
: the act or practice of navigating
2
: the science of getting ships, aircraft, or spacecraft from place to place
especially
: the method of figuring out position, course, and distance traveled
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