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[ nav-i-guh-buhl ] / ˈnæv ɪ gə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR navigable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedeep and wide enough to provide passage to ships: a navigable channel. capable of being steered or guided, as a ship, aircraft, or missile. Origin of navigable1520–30; <Latin nāvigābilis, equivalent to nāvigā(re) to sail (see navigate) + -bilis-ble OTHER WORDS FROM navigablenav·i·ga·bil·i·ty, nav·i·ga·ble·ness, nounnav·i·ga·bly, adverbnon·nav·i·ga·bil·i·ty, nounnon·nav·i·ga·ble, adjective non·nav·i·ga·ble·ness, nounnon·nav·i·ga·bly, adverbun·nav·i·ga·bil·i·ty, nounun·nav·i·ga·ble, adjectiveun·nav·i·ga·ble·ness, nounun·nav·i·ga·bly, adverb Words nearby navigablenavicular, navicular abdomen, navicular fossa of urethra, navicular fossa of vestibule of vagina, navig., navigable, navigable semicircle, navigate, navigation, Navigation Act, Navigation Acts Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for navigableThis one literally takes up four corners on Rue Sherbrooke, all navigable via underground routes. The Foodie Capital of Canada|Michele Willens|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST None of the rivers is navigable, and the roads are in general indifferent and insufficient. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various A site was to be selected on an island in a navigable river, marshy or heavily wooded ground to be avoided. The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton His lands are on navigable water, communicating with the Delaware, and but about 16 miles from this city. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself, Volume II (of 2)|Benjamin Franklin
It flows through a large portion of the province of Pangasinan, and was navigable for a great distance in its wanderings. A Visit to the Philippine Islands|John Bowring He had very clear conceptions of what would be the great advantages of steamboats on the navigable rivers of the United States. Inventors|Philip Gengembre Hubert
British Dictionary definitions for navigable
adjectivewide, deep, or safe enough to be sailed on or througha navigable channel capable of being steered or controlleda navigable raft Derived forms of navigablenavigability or navigableness, nounnavigably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to navigablepassable, accessible, open, safe, travelable |