Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state or condition of being navigable; navigableness.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The quality or condition of being navigable; navigableness.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun the state of being navigable

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the quality of being suitable for the passage of a ship or aircraft

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Examples

  • I think one of the weakest parts of blogging software is poor navigability.

    2009 June | Serendipity 2009

  • The Danube, representing Europe, touches the papal coat of arms; the Rio de la Plata, the New World, sits on a pile of coins signifying wealth; the African Nile is hooded, because no one knew its source; the Asian Ganges holds an oar, denoting navigability.

    Perfection, Squared Willard Spiegelman 2011

  • If Washington is truly concerned about Chinese threats to the freedom of navigation in Asia—as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been voicing for the past year—it cannot afford to ignore what Taiwan means for commerce and navigability in the region.

    The Taiwanese Disconnect Philip Bowring 2011

  • These all help to address the navigability problem a little, but none of them really provide the missing synoptic view of past contents.

    2009 June 15 | Serendipity 2009

  • I think one of the weakest parts of blogging software is poor navigability.

    2009 June 15 | Serendipity 2009

  • These all help to address the navigability problem a little, but none of them really provide the missing synoptic view of past contents.

    Blog Contents Listing | Serendipity 2009

  • This had serious repercussions for the river, as navigability is a requirement for the protections of the Clean Water Act.

    Lisa Kaas Boyle: Return of the L.A. River Lisa Kaas Boyle 2011

  • This had serious repercussions for the river, as navigability is a requirement for the protections of the Clean Water Act.

    Lisa Kaas Boyle: Return of the L.A. River Lisa Kaas Boyle 2011

  • I think one of the weakest parts of blogging software is poor navigability.

    Blog Contents Listing | Serendipity 2009

  • These all help to address the navigability problem a little, but none of them really provide the missing synoptic view of past contents.

    2009 June | Serendipity 2009

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