Navigable
adjective
Can be traveled or sailed on.
The river is navigable for most of the year.
Often appears as...
- navigable waterways
- navigable river
adjective
Easy to navigate or move around in.
The new software is very navigable, with a user-friendly interface.
Often appears as...
- navigable website
- navigable menu
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Can be traveled or sailed on.
The river is navigable for most of the year.
Often appears as...
- navigable waterways
- navigable river
adjective
Easy to navigate or move around in.
The new software is very navigable, with a user-friendly interface.
Often appears as...
- navigable website
- navigable menu
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Use
Refers to bodies of water or water routes that are deep and wide enough for ships to travel.
Ships avoid the shallows, sticking to the navigable parts of the sea.
Pro Tip 2/3Size Matters
Larger ships require larger waterways, so 'navigable' can depend on the size and type of vessel.
While the river is navigable, it may not accommodate large freighters.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Changes
Some waterways are only navigable during certain times of the year due to weather or water levels.
The channel is navigable when the summer tides come in.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Use
Refers to bodies of water or water routes that are deep and wide enough for ships to travel.
Ships avoid the shallows, sticking to the navigable parts of the sea.
Pro Tip 2/3Size Matters
Larger ships require larger waterways, so 'navigable' can depend on the size and type of vessel.
While the river is navigable, it may not accommodate large freighters.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Changes
Some waterways are only navigable during certain times of the year due to weather or water levels.
The channel is navigable when the summer tides come in.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Use
Refers to bodies of water or water routes that are deep and wide enough for ships to travel.
Ships avoid the shallows, sticking to the navigable parts of the sea.
Pro Tip 2/3Size Matters
Larger ships require larger waterways, so 'navigable' can depend on the size and type of vessel.
While the river is navigable, it may not accommodate large freighters.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Changes
Some waterways are only navigable during certain times of the year due to weather or water levels.
The channel is navigable when the summer tides come in.
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Video examples
Why This Sailboat Brings...
bridged over or tunneled under or driven around and to revisit the possibilities of these waterways to support human existence I think it's part of who we are in the Northeast nine out of ten people in the Northeast live within a very short distance of a navigable
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How human noise affects...
areas of the Arctic have seen decreases in seasonal sea ice from anywhere from six weeks to four months. This decrease in sea ice is sometimes referred to as an increase in the open water season. That is the time of year when the Arctic is navigable to vessels.
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How Magellan circumnaviga...
and sail back home. Magellan pressed forward, and on October 21, he started exploring a navigable sea way. 27 freezing days later, the three remaining ships emerged from what we now call
Video examples
Why This Sailboat Brings...
bridged over or tunneled under or driven around and to revisit the possibilities of these waterways to support human existence I think it's part of who we are in the Northeast nine out of ten people in the Northeast live within a very short distance of a navigable
Video examples
How human noise affects...
areas of the Arctic have seen decreases in seasonal sea ice from anywhere from six weeks to four months. This decrease in sea ice is sometimes referred to as an increase in the open water season. That is the time of year when the Arctic is navigable to vessels.
Video examples
How Magellan circumnaviga...
and sail back home. Magellan pressed forward, and on October 21, he started exploring a navigable sea way. 27 freezing days later, the three remaining ships emerged from what we now call
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Andrew R. Wheeler
American Public Servant
Under the Clean Water Act, the federal government has jurisdiction over navigable waters - defined as the 'waters of the United States.' Federal regulators and the courts have broadened this definition over time, moving from waters a vessel can navigate to ponds and wetlands as well.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
Americans deserve to feel secure in their own lives, in their own middle-class aspirations, before you go to them and say, 'We're going to have to enforce navigable sea lanes in the South China Sea.
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Paul Gosar
American Politician
The EPA has no legal authority to expand the definition of navigable waters under the Clean Water Act, as the Supreme Court has repeatedly made clear.
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Bennett Miller
American Director
If you have a vision for something, things are navigable. If it gets fuzzy, then obstacles become much more formidable.
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Andrew R. Wheeler
American Public Servant
Under the Clean Water Act, the federal government has jurisdiction over navigable waters - defined as the 'waters of the United States.' Federal regulators and the courts have broadened this definition over time, moving from waters a vessel can navigate to ponds and wetlands as well.
Quote examples
Hillary Clinton
American Politician
Americans deserve to feel secure in their own lives, in their own middle-class aspirations, before you go to them and say, 'We're going to have to enforce navigable sea lanes in the South China Sea.
Quote examples
Paul Gosar
American Politician
The EPA has no legal authority to expand the definition of navigable waters under the Clean Water Act, as the Supreme Court has repeatedly made clear.
Quote examples
Bennett Miller
American Director
If you have a vision for something, things are navigable. If it gets fuzzy, then obstacles become much more formidable.
Example 1 of 4
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