WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
nav•i•ga•tion /ˌnævɪˈgeɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]the art or science of directing the course of a ship, aircraft, spacecraft, etc. See -nav-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- the act or process of navigating.
nav•i•ga•tion
(nav′i gā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
nav′i•ga′tion•al, adj.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe act or process of navigating.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile.
- Latin nāvigātiōn- (stem of nāvigātiō) a voyage. See navigate, -ion
- 1520–30
'navigational' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Decca
- HYDROLANT
- HYDROPAC
- NAVSAT
- NAVSTAR Global Positioning System
- Teleran
- airway
- astrograph
- astrolabe
- bell buoy
- boat people
- buoy
- cardinal system
- chart house
- chartlet
- clearing mark
- course protractor
- daybeacon
- daymark
- deck watch
- derm
- elektra
- fix
- flying bridge
- gee
- growler
- gyro repeater
- gyrocompass
- home
- lateral system
- mariner's compass
- meacon
- midcourse correction
- navigational satellite
- observation
- omnirange
- open
- parallel rulers
- perch
- pilot chart
- piloting
- quartermaster
- radio compass
- radio direction finder
- ramark
- sea lane
- sidelight
- teleran
- vigia