nav·i·ga·tion

[nav-i-gey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act or process of navigating.
2.
the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile.

Origin:
1520–30; < Latin nāvigātiōn- (stem of nāvigātiō) a voyage. See navigate, -ion

nav·i·ga·tion·al, adjective
mis·nav·i·ga·tion, noun
non·nav·i·ga·tion, noun
re·nav·i·ga·tion, noun
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navigation (ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the skill or process of plotting a route and directing a ship, aircraft, etc, along it
2.  the act or practice of navigating: dredging made navigation of the river possible
3.  rare (US) ship traffic; shipping
4.  dialect (Midland English) an inland waterway; canal
 
navi'gational
 
adj

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Navigation is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Word Origin & History

navigation
1530s, from L. navigationem (nom. navigatio), from navigatus, pp. of navigare "to sail, sail over, go by sea, steer a ship," from navis "ship" (see naval) + root of agere "to drive" (see act).
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navigation definition

World-Wide Web
Finding your way around a web site. Many sites have some kind of navigation bar. One of the first web browsers was called Netscape Navigator.
(2008-11-17)

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Example sentences
The solution described above is usually called the navigation solution.
Cars are becoming more connected, both to remote systems for navigation and
  information, and to each other.
The article was informative for someone who has an interest in navigation of
  waterways.
Eventually, all vehicles will be outfitted with talking navigation systems and
  radios that respond to your voice.
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