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navigable
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nav·i·ga·ble  (nv-g-bl)
adj.
1. Sufficiently deep or wide to provide passage for vessels: navigable waters; a navigable river.
2. That can be steered. Used of boats, ships, or aircraft.

navi·ga·bili·ty, navi·ga·ble·ness n.
navi·ga·bly adv.

navigable [ˈnævɪgəbəl]
adj
1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) wide, deep, or safe enough to be sailed on or through a navigable channel
2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) capable of being steered or controlled a navigable raft
navigability , navigableness n
navigably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.navigable - able to be sailed on or through safely; "navigable waters"; "a navigable channel"
passable - able to be passed or traversed or crossed; "the road is passable"

navigable
adjective passable, negotiable, traversable, crossable, open, clear, unobstructed the navigable portion of the Nile
Translations
navigable [ˈnævɪgəbl] ADJ
1. [river] → navegable
2. [ship, balloon] → gobernable, dirigible
navigable [ˈnævɪgəbəl] adj [river] → navigable
navigable
adj
schiffbar; in a navigable condition (ship)seetüchtig
balloon, airshiplenkbar
navigable [ˈnævɪgəbl] adj (river) → navigabile
navigable [ˈnævɪgəbl] adj (river) → navigabile


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