Navigation synonyms

năv'ĭ-gā'shən

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navigating
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dead-reckoning
The finding of a ship's position by an estimate based on data recorded in the log, as speed and the time spent on a certain course, rather than by more precise means, as astronomical observations or Loran
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seamanship
(Nautical) Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel.
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gps (related)
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seafaring
A sailor's calling.
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coasting
The act of sailing along a coast, or from port to port.
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navigate (related)
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transoceanic travel
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traveling
(Basketball) A violation committed by progressing while holding the ball instead of dribbling it.
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plane-sailing
(Nautical) A technique for navigation using planar geometry.
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traverse sailing
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sailing against the wind
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middle sailing
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parallel sailing
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mercator sailing
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great-circle sailing
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spherical navigation
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travel (related)
The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.
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maritime
Related to the sea or sailing.
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nautical
Of, relating to, or characteristic of ships, shipping, sailors, or navigation on a body of water.
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naval
Having a navy:
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oceanic
Designating or of the ecological zone (oceanic zone) beyond the neritic zone in the ocean
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sea-going
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boat
The definition of boat means to go on a floating vessel on the water.
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sail
To move through or upon (a body of water) in a boat or ship
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ship
(Intransitive) To engage to serve on board a vessel.
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sailing
The sport of managing a sailboat, as for racing
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pilotage
(Nautical) The technique or act of piloting.
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piloting
The directing of a ship's movements near land, using landmarks, buoys, soundings, etc.
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navigational (related)
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navigator (related)
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forward-back (related)
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exploration
The act of exploring
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yachting
The action, sport, or recreation of sailing in a yacht
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transatlantic travel
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transpacific travel
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marine
Of shipping by sea; maritime
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flying
The piloting or navigation of an aircraft or spacecraft.
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ocean travel
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shipping
The act or business of sending or transporting goods
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cruising
(Gay slang) A concerted effort to find a sexual encounter with another man especially in a public place although this has been superseded by internet encounters in recent times
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steerage
(Historical) A section in some ships, with the poorest accommodations, occupied by the passengers paying the lowest fare
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plotting a course
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aquatics
Sports involving water.
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boating
(Historical) In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish.
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arctic travel
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latitude sailing
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voyaging
Act of travelling or going on a voyage.
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  • The soldier touched his thumb to the navigation control board.

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  • But my car is not a CD player, GPS navigation system, or air conditioner.

  • Two lines of steamers, an English and a Turkish, furnish an inadequate service between Basra and Bagdad, but there is no steam navigation on the river above the latter city.

  • Above this place the navigation is interrupted by rapids.

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