Skip to the word

Added 9 October 2026

navigation

/nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/ noun

In Latin: nāvigātiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about navigation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place.
Ship traffic.
the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts
The work of a sailor.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French navigation, from Latin nāvigātiōnem, accusative singular of nāvigātiō (“sailing, navigation”), from nāvigō (“sail”). Morphologically navigate + -ion.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

Back to today's word