navigable
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navigable
- /ˈnævɪɡəbəl/
Where it comes from
From Middle French navigable, from Latin navigabilis.
adjective more navigable · most navigable
- Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels. 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, i
- Seaworthy; in a navigable state; steerable.
- Steerable, dirigible.
- Easy to navigate. This Web site isn't very navigable. I can't tell which image links to which page.
Similar: navigatable, negotiable · Opposite: unnavigable
Thesaurus
adjective
Similar: navigatable, negotiable · Opposite: unnavigable
Translations
Every language
adj for a body of water: sea, river etc.
| Español | navegable |
|---|---|
| Português | navegável |
| Français | navigable |
| Deutsch | schiffbar |
| Русский | судохо́дный sudoxódnyj |
| עברית | עָבִיר לְשַׁיִט avir leshayit |
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title = {navigable},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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