Associations to the word «Navigation»

Wiktionary

NAVIGATION, noun. (uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or a spaceship.
NAVIGATION, noun. (uncountable) Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping.
NAVIGATION, noun. (countable) A canal.
NAVIGATION CHANNEL, noun. (nautical) A deeper channel cut into the sea or river bed, to enable larger ships to pass through to a port.
NAVIGATION CHANNELS, noun. Plural of navigation channel
NAVIGATION MESH, noun. (computing) A data structure used in artificial intelligence applications to aid agents in pathfinding through large spaces.
NAVIGATION MESHES, noun. Plural of navigation mesh

Dictionary definition

NAVIGATION, noun. The guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place.
NAVIGATION, noun. Ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts".
NAVIGATION, noun. The work of a sailor.

Wise words

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