navigation

n. act of navigating (planning and directing the course of a naval vessel or aircraft); seafaring, use of the sea for commerce or travel; work of a sailor; passage of sea vessels

Navigation is the process of planning, recording, and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. The word navigate is derived from the Latin roots navis meaning "ship" and agere meaning "to move" or "to direct." Different navigational techniques have evolved over the ages in different cultures, but all involve locating one's position compared to known locations or patterns.
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n. navigation, act of navigating

n. navigation, act of navigating (planning and directing the course of a naval vessel or aircraft); browsing, reading of documents on the Internet (Computers)

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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.
  

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The management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics of traveling by water; seamanship.
  

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The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.
  

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Ships in general.