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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Navigation \Nav`i*ga"tion\, n. [L. navigatio: cf. F.
     navigation.]
     1. The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in
        ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2.
        (a) 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.
        (b) The management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics
            of traveling by water; seamanship.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Ships in general. [Poetic] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     A["e]rial navigation, the act or art of sailing or floating
        in the air, as by means of airplanes or ballons; aviation;
        a["e]ronautic.
  
     Inland navigation, Internal navigation, navigation on
        rivers, inland lakes, etc.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Navigation \Nav`i*ga"tion\, n. [L. navigatio: cf. F.
     navigation.]
     1. The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in
        ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.
  
     2.
        (a) 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.
        (b) The management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics
            of traveling by water; seamanship.
  
     3. Ships in general. [Poetic] --Shak.
  
     A["e]rial navigation, the act or art of sailing or floating
        in the air, as by means of ballons; a["e]ronautic.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  navigation
       n 1: the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place [syn:
             pilotage, piloting]
       2: ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as
          soon as the ice melts"
       3: the work of a sailor [syn: seafaring, sailing]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  navigation
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 η ναυσιπλοΐα
     2 η περιήγηση (διαδίκτυο)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  navigation
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting
  a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship or (colloquially) road
  vehicle.
     2 (lb en uncountable) traffic or travel by vessel, especially
  commercial shipping.
     3 (lb en countable) A canal.
     Swedish n.
     c navigation#English

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Navigation
     German n.
     f navigation (theory and practice of charting a course for a ship,
  aircraft or spaceship)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  navigation
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting
  a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship or (colloquially) road
  vehicle.
     2 (lb en uncountable) traffic or travel by vessel, especially
  commercial shipping.
     3 (lb en countable) A canal.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  navigation
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting
  a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship or (colloquially) road
  vehicle.
     2 (lb en uncountable) traffic or travel by vessel, especially
  commercial shipping.
     3 (lb en countable) A canal.
     Swedish n.
     c navigation#English

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Navigation
     German n.
     f navigation (theory and practice of charting a course for a ship,
  aircraft or spaceship)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  navigation
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting
  a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship or (colloquially) road
  vehicle.
     2 (lb en uncountable) traffic or travel by vessel, especially
  commercial shipping.
     3 (lb en countable) A canal.
     Swedish n.
     c navigation#English

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Navigation
     German n.
     f navigation (theory and practice of charting a course for a ship,
  aircraft or spaceship)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  navigation
     Ranska n.
     1 merenkulku
     2 navigaatio, navigointi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  navigation
     n.
     konsten att bestämma kurs och läge vid färd med båt eller flygplan

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Navigation
     Tyska n.
     navigation

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  navigation
     n.
     konsten att bestämma kurs och läge vid färd med båt eller flygplan

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Navigation /nˌɑvɪɡatsjˈoːn/ 
  navigation 
   see: astronomische Navigation, Astronavigation

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Navigation /nˌɑvɪɡatsjˈoːn/ 
   [comp.] navigation 
           Note: within/through/around a program
        "Navigation im Browser"  - browser navigation
   see: Mausnavigation, Tastaturnavigation
  
           Note: in einem Programm

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Navigation /naviɡaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  navigation
  Steuerung, Führung eines Fahr- oder Flugzeugs über eine bestimmte Route

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  Navigation /naviɡaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  navigasi
  Steuerung, Führung eines Fahr- oder Flugzeugs über eine bestimmte Route

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 : [ freedict:deu-nld ]


  Navigation /nˌɑvɪɡˌatsɪˈoːn/
  navigatie, vaart, scheepvaart, zeevaart

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-pol ]


  Navigation /naviɡaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  nawigacja
  Steuerung, Führung eines Fahr- oder Flugzeugs über eine bestimmte Route

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-rus ]


  Navigation /naviɡaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  навигация
  Steuerung, Führung eines Fahr- oder Flugzeugs über eine bestimmte Route

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]


  Navigation /naviɡaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  navegación
  Steuerung, Führung eines Fahr- oder Flugzeugs über eine bestimmte Route

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Navigation /naviɡaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  navigation
  Steuerung, Führung eines Fahr- oder Flugzeugs über eine bestimmte Route

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Navigation /nˌavɪɡˈeɪʃən/
  الملاحة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  navigation //nævɪˈɡeɪʃən// 
  1. навигация
  theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship
  2. корабоплаване, мореплаване
  traffic or travel by vessel