What does navigable mean?
Navigable means (of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels..
Navigable
/ˈnævɪɡəbəl/ · adjective
Meaning
(of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels..
Definitions by Sense
- (of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.
- (of a boat) Seaworthy; in a navigable state; steerable.
- (of a balloon) Steerable, dirigible.
- Easy to navigate.
Example Sentences
Shanghai is situated on this river, about twelve miles above Woosung; and the river is navigable for steam-boats forty-seven miles higher up—to the point where it issues from the small lake on the south of the canal. Chapoo, the town taken by the British immediately before the attack upon Woosung, is on the north side of the gulf of Che-kiang, about midway between its north cape and its innermost recess. Shanghai is the great emporium of the trade of this district with the tea-provinces on the South, with the province of Shantung and the coast of the Mantchoo Tartars on the North.
[...] on July 16, 1790, a public meeting [...] unanimously approved of a scheme for making the River Soar navigable from Leicester to Loughborough, and "a cut or rail-way from Swannington and the neighbourhood to the bason at Loughborough."
This Web site isn't very navigable. I can't tell which image links to which page.
Synonyms for navigable
Antonyms for navigable
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Word Forms
- more navigable
- most navigable
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for navigable?
Common synonyms include navigatable, passable.
What is the opposite of navigable?
Possible antonyms include unnavigable.
How do you use navigable in a sentence?
Shanghai is situated on this river, about twelve miles above Woosung; and the river is navigable for steam-boats forty-seven miles higher up—to the point where it issues from the small lake on the south of the canal. Chapoo, the town taken by the British immediately before the attack upon Woosung, is on the north side of the gulf of Che-kiang, about midway between its north cape and its innermost recess. Shanghai is the great emporium of the trade of this district with the tea-provinces on the South, with the province of Shantung and the coast of the Mantchoo Tartars on the North.
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