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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Noun
1. the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
(synonym) pilotage, piloting
(hypernym) steering, guidance, direction
(hyponym) instrument flying
(derivation) navigate, pilot
(class) bear down on, bear down upon
2. ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"
(hypernym) transportation, shipping, transport
(derivation) voyage, sail, navigate
3. the work of a sailor
(synonym) seafaring, sailing
(hypernym) employment, work
(hyponym) cabotage
(part-meronym) steering, steerage
(class) close-hauled

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)