to navigate a ship
11ship — I n. 1) to build; refit a ship 2) to christen; launch a ship 3) to navigate; sail a ship 4) to scuttle; sink; torpedo a ship 5) to abandon ship (when it is sinking) 6) to jump ship ( to desert from a ship s crew ) 7) to raise a sunken ship 8) to… …
12navigate — nav|i|gate [ˈnævıgeıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of navigare, from navis ship ] 1.) [I and T] to find which way you need to go when you are travelling from one place to another ▪ I ll drive, you take the map and… …
13navigate — verb ADVERB ▪ safely ▪ Only the best trained captains could safely navigate these routes. ▪ carefully ▪ Every day the ship carefully navigated through the channels of blue icebergs. ▪ successfully …
14navigate — nav•i•gate [[t]ˈnæv ɪˌgeɪt[/t]] v. gat•ed, gat•ing 1) navig. naut. to move on, over, or through (water, air, or land), esp. in a ship or aircraft 2) navig. naut. to direct or manage (a ship, aircraft, spacecraft, etc.) on its course 3) navig.… …
15navigate — [c]/ˈnævəgeɪt / (say navuhgayt) verb (navigated, navigating) –verb (t) 1. to traverse (the sea, a river, etc.) in a vessel, or (the air) in an aircraft. 2. to direct or manage (a ship, aircraft, etc.) on its course. 3. to pass over (the sea,… …
16navigate — v. 1 tr. manage or direct the course of (a ship, aircraft, etc.). 2 tr. a sail on (a sea, river, etc.). b travel or fly through (the air). 3 intr. (of a passenger in a vehicle) assist the driver by map reading etc. 4 intr. sail a ship; sail in a… …
17navigate — verb /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ a) To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft etc on a journey; to follow a planned course …
18navigate — verb ( gated; gating) Etymology: Latin navigatus, past participle of navigare, from navis ship + igare (from agere to drive) more at agent Date: 1588 intransitive verb 1. to travel by water ; sail 2. to steer a course through a medium; …
19navigate — Synonyms and related words: aeroplane, airlift, airplane, allocate, assign, balloon, be airborne, boat, canoe, captain, carry sail, chart a course, circumnavigate, coast, collocate, con, cond, conn, coxswain, cross, cruise, deploy, direct,… …
20navigate — verb 1》 plan and direct the route or course of a ship, aircraft, etc., especially by using instruments or maps. 2》 sail or travel over (a stretch of water or terrain). ↘guide (a vessel or vehicle) over a specified route or terrain. 3》… …
