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Word: Navigate
Speech Type: Verb
late 16th century (in the sense ‘travel in a ship’): from Latin navigat- ‘sailed’, from the verb navigare, from navis ‘ship’ + agere ‘drive’
ˈnavɪɡeɪt
plan and direct the course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transport, especially by using instruments or maps
Short Definition:plan and direct ship's course
Examples:- they navigated by the stars
sail or travel over (a stretch of water or terrain), especially carefully or with difficulty
Short Definition:sail or travel over
Examples:- ships had been lost while navigating the narrows
- the drivers skilfully navigated a muddy course
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