ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Navigable

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈnævɪɡəbəl/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Navigable is an adjective meaning (of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.

Meaning

(of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.

More Meanings

  1. (of a boat) Seaworthy; in a navigable state; steerable.
  2. (of a balloon) Steerable, dirigible.
  3. Easy to navigate.

Example Sentences

This Web site isn't very navigable. I can't tell which image links to which page.
[...] 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."

Synonyms for navigable

Depending on context, synonyms include navigatable, passable.

Antonyms for navigable

Common opposites include unnavigable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include passable, navigational, navigation, boating, waterway, waterborne.

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