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navigate verb

  /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/
  • (intransitive) To travel over water in a ship; to sail.
 purjehtia, navigoida
  • (transitive) To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
 navigoida, ohjata, siirtyä, suunnistaa

navigation noun

  /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/
  • (uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.
 navigointi, suunnistus
  • (uncountable) Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping.
 merenkulku

navigator noun

  /ˈnavɪɡeɪtə/
  • A sea explorer.
 merenkulkija
  • A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.
 navigoija

navigable adjective

  /ˈnævɪɡəbəl/
  • (of a boat) Seaworthy; in a navigable state; steerable.
 merikelpoinen
  • (of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.
 purjehduskelpoinen
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