Synonyms for navigation
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Definitions
- n. 1
The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.
An ocean-going yachtsman must be competent at night navigation
- n. 2
Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping.
Forms
- Plural
- navigations → sailings, seafarings, pilotages, pilotings…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| navigation | falling | |
| pilotage | falling | |
| seamanship | falling | |
| helmsmanship | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- sailing2
- 8 letters
- piloting3, pilotage
- 9 letters
- seafaring
- 10 letters
- seamanship
- 12 letters
- helmsmanship
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sailing2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- navigation
- Italiano
- navigazione
- Español
- navegación