Navigation
[nævɪ'geɪʃ(ə)n] or ['nævə'geʃən]
Definition
(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'.
Edited by Erna--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.
(n.) the science or art of conducting ships or vessels from one place to another, including, more especially, the method of determining a ship's position, course, distance passed over, etc., on the surface of the globe, by the principles of geometry and astronomy.
(n.) The management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics of traveling by water; seamanship.
(n.) Ships in general.
Typist: Sean
Examples
- In the early history of steam navigation the side wheel steamer was the favorite, and was employed for ocean travel as well as for inland waters. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- But this great naval power could not, in either of those wars, be owing to the act of navigation. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Coals carried, either by land or by inland navigation, pay no duty. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The growth of steam navigation during the present generation has been wonderfully rapid. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This inconvenience was experienced in the early progress of Steam Navigation, and many attempts were made to overcome it, by substituting a different kind of propeller. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- There had been exactly four decades of steam navigation on American waters. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Permission could not be obtained to interfere with the navigation of the Straits in the slightest degree during the building, and so piers and arches could not be used. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The rebels had obstructed the navigation of Yazoo Pass and the Coldwater by felling trees into them. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Origin of Submarine Navigation. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The two main spans are 1,710 feet, and these both give a clear headway for navigation of 150 feet height. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Some engineers have been tempted to call him a lucky amateur, a talented artist who happened to become interested in new methods of navigation. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He became interested in the magnetic needle, and its use as a compass in navigation. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- It was intended to perform the most extended calculations required in astronomy and navigation, and to stamp a record of its work into plates of copper or other material. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In many respects the most important branch of steam navigation in recent years has been its war vessels. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The act of navigation is not favourable to foreign commerce, or to the growth of that opulence which can arise from it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Editor: Pasquale