- navigation
- noun1 movement of ships, aircraft, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ accurate▪ safe▪ inland, ocean (esp. AmE), river, sea (esp. BrE), underwater▪
Rail and inland navigation together account for 30–50% of the total delivered cost.
▪ air, land, marine, maritime▪ GPS, radio, satellite▪Having used GPS navigation, it's hard to go back to using maps.
▪ in-car▪a maker of in-car navigation systems
NAVIGATION + NOUN▪ system▪a global satellite navigation system for the Air Force
▪ aids, chart, device, equipment, instruments, lights▪a GPS navigation device
▪ beacon▪navigation beacons for Allied aircraft
▪ channel▪the main navigation channel on the far side of the island
▪ satellitePREPOSITION▪ navigation in▪The stars were used for navigation in the desert.
▪ navigation of▪the navigation of our rivers
PHRASES▪ an aid to navigation▪small boats equipped with electronic aids to navigation
▪ freedom of navigation, rights of navigation▪freedom of navigation through international waters
▪ an obstruction to navigation (law, esp. BrE)▪the cost of removing obstructions to navigation
2 finding way your around a websiteADJECTIVE▪ easy, good▪a well laid out design and easy navigation
▪ site, Web▪Make site navigation easy and intuitive.
▪The software is designed to simplify Web navigation.
NAVIGATION + NOUN▪ bar, button, menu▪You can use the navigation bar at the bottom of the pictures to zoom in or out.
PREPOSITION▪ navigation of▪Keep the navigation of your site really simple.
▪ navigation through▪navigation through complex documents
PHRASES▪ make navigation difficult, easy, etc.▪A mouse or joystick makes navigation simpler.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.