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/nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/

Meanings
noun
The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship or (colloquially) road vehicle.

Examples :

"The navigation app on my phone helped me find the quickest route to my grandmother's house. "
technology nautical vehicle sailing space direction science

Related Words

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration expertise

expertise noun

/ˌɛkspɚˈtiːs/

Great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby.

"The scientist has expertise in the field of nuclear fusion."

Illustration technology

technology noun

/tɛkˈnɒlədʒi/ /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/

The organization of knowledge for practical purposes.

"The new technology in our school's library allows students to access millions of books online. "

Illustration quickest

quickest adjective

/ˈkwɪkɪst/

Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.

"The quickest way to get to school is by taking the bus. "

Illustration practice

practice noun

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration commercial

commercial noun

/kəˈmɜːʃəl/ /kəˈmɝʃəl/

An advertisement in a common media format, usually radio or television.

"The school played a commercial for their new after-school program on the radio. "

Illustration colloquially

colloquially adverb

/kəˈloʊkwiəli/ /kəˈloʊkwiələli/

In a colloquial manner.

"Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated ungulates."

Illustration charting

charting verb

/ˈtʃɑːrtɪŋ/ /ˈtʃɑːrtən/

To draw a chart or map of.

"The sailors are charting the unknown waters. "

Illustration aircraft

aircraft noun

/ɛə.kɹɑːft/ /ɛəɹ.kɹæft/

A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift

"The aircraft flew over the school playground during the morning assembly. "

Illustration shipping

shipping noun

/ˈʃɪpɪŋ/

The transportation of goods.

"The shipping costs for the new computer were quite high. "

Illustration spaceship

spaceship noun

/ˈspeɪsʃɪp/

A vehicle that flies through space.

"The astronauts boarded the spaceship for their journey to the moon. "