navigation
noun
nav·i·ga·tion
ˌna-və-ˈgā-shən 
1
: the act or practice of navigating
2
: the science of getting vehicles from place to place
especially
: the method of determining position, course, and distance traveled
3
: ship traffic or commerce
navigationally
adverb
Examples of navigation in a Sentence
If you're going to be a good sailor you need to master navigation.
I don't mind driving if you're willing to do the navigation.
Our new car has an onboard navigation system.
Navigation becomes more difficult further upriver.
There are back and forward buttons for easier browser navigation.
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For their experiment, the researchers collected satellite navigation signals from millions of Android phones around the world equipped with a dual-frequency Global Navigation Satellite System.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
This is why, even while Google remains at the forefront of navigation apps, the company continues pushing AI integration.
—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
With 2 billion people using Google Maps every month, the company envisions people also will turn to the navigation app for inspiration, executives said at a press event at the company’s Street View Garage in Palo Alto on Wednesday.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
This new partnership curates bespoke in-car entertainment tailored to your preferences, creating unique musical arrangements and sounds based on the car’s movement and navigation.
—Jennifer Stojkovic, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
This is why, even while Google remains at the forefront of navigation apps, the company continues pushing AI integration.
—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
With 2 billion people using Google Maps every month, the company envisions people also will turn to the navigation app for inspiration, executives said at a press event at the company’s Street View Garage in Palo Alto on Wednesday.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
This new partnership curates bespoke in-car entertainment tailored to your preferences, creating unique musical arrangements and sounds based on the car’s movement and navigation.
—Jennifer Stojkovic, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Navigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navigation. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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navigation
noun
nav·i·ga·tion
ˌnav-ə-ˈgā-shən
1
: the act or practice of navigating
2
: the science of getting ships, aircraft, or spacecraft from place to place
especially
: the method of figuring out position, course, and distance traveled
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