Navigation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

ship traffic

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˌævɪɡˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/nˌavɪɡˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˌavɪɡˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /nˌævɪɡˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pilotage sailing seafaring piloting

Parts of Speech

noun	the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
noun	ship traffic “the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts”
noun	the work of a sailor

Word Forms

navigational	adjective	of or relating to navigation
navigate	verb	act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
pilot	verb	act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

navegación

la guía de barcos o aviones de un lugar a otro

🇮🇹Italian

navigazione

la guida di navi o aerei da un luogo all'altro

🇳🇱Dutch

navigatie

het begeleiden van schepen of vliegtuigen van plaats naar plaats

🇵🇹Portuguese

navegação

a orientação de navios ou aviões de um lugar para outro

🇷🇺Russian

навигация

наведение кораблей или самолетов с места на место

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मार्गदर्शन

एक स्थान से दूसरे स्थान तक जहाजों या हवाई जहाजों का मार्गदर्शन करना

🇧🇩Bengali

নেভিগেশন

জায়গায় জায়গায় জাহাজ বা বিমানের নির্দেশিকা

🇮🇳Tamil

வழிசெலுத்தல்

இடத்திலிருந்து இடத்திற்கு கப்பல்கள் அல்லது விமானங்களின் வழிகாட்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

నావిగేషన్

స్థలం నుండి మరొక ప్రదేశానికి నౌకలు లేదా విమానాల మార్గదర్శకత్వం

🇮🇳Marathi

नेव्हिगेशन

ठिकाणाहून जहाजे किंवा विमानांचे मार्गदर्शन

🇮🇳Gujarati

નેવિગેશન

જહાજો અથવા એરોપ્લેનનું સ્થળે સ્થળે માર્ગદર્શન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಚರಣೆ

ಸ್ಥಳದಿಂದ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಹಡಗುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ವಿಮಾನಗಳ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാവിഗേഷൻ

സ്ഥലത്തുനിന്നും മറ്റൊരിടത്തേക്ക് കപ്പലുകളുടെയോ വിമാനങ്ങളുടെയോ മാർഗ്ഗനിർദ്ദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੇਵੀਗੇਸ਼ਨ

ਜਗ੍ਹਾ-ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਜਹਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਹਵਾਈ ਜਹਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نیویگیشن

جگہ جگہ جہازوں یا ہوائی جہازوں کی رہنمائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

导航

引导船舶或飞机从一个地方到另一个地方

🇯🇵Japanese

ナビゲーション

船や飛行機の場所から場所への誘導

🇰🇷Korean

항해

배나 비행기를 이곳저곳으로 안내하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điều hướng

sự hướng dẫn của tàu hoặc máy bay từ nơi này đến nơi khác

🇹🇭Thai

การนำทาง

การนำทางของเรือหรือเครื่องบินจากที่หนึ่งไปยังอีกที่หนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

navigasi

bimbingan kapal atau pesawat terbang dari satu tempat ke tempat lain

🇵🇭Filipino

nabigasyon

ang paggabay ng mga barko o eroplano mula sa lugar patungo sa lugar

🇲🇾Malay

navigasi

bimbingan kapal atau kapal terbang dari satu tempat ke satu tempat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملاحة

توجيه السفن أو الطائرات من مكان إلى آخر

🇮🇷Persian

ناوبری

هدایت کشتی ها یا هواپیماها از مکانی به مکان دیگر

🇹🇷Turkish

navigasyon

gemilerin veya uçakların bir yerden bir yere yönlendirilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניווט

הדרכה של ספינות או מטוסים ממקום למקום

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What is the primary definition of the word 'navigation'?

The primary meaning of 'navigation' is 'the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place'.

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Using 'navigation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'navigation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'navigation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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