The Collaborative International Dictionary
Navigate \Nav"i*gate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Navigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Navigating.] [L. navigatus, p. p. of navigare, v.t. & i.; navis ship + agere to move, direct. See Nave, and Agent.]
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To journey by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or channel for commerce or communication; to sail.
The Phenicians navigated to the extremities of the Western Ocean.
--Arbuthnot. To direct or operate a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft.
To pass through, over, or around; -- used especially of a course having obstacles; as, to navigate around all the randomly scattered tables to the far side of the room.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of navigate English)
Usage examples of "navigating".
They had been for two years past hunting and trapping near the head of the Missouri, and were thus floating for thousands of miles in a cockle-shell, down a turbulent stream, through regions infested by savage tribes, yet apparently as easy and unconcerned as if navigating securely in the midst of civilization.
Well, well, 'pon my soul, if it Isn't our navigating officer, the Honourable Carpenter, lost as usual and dressed to kill in his natty gent's suiting.
Over an hour had passed since we'd received the last bearing position from the _Dolphin_, and, between radio calls, our only means of navigating had been by judging the strength and direction of the wind in our faces.
Lieutenant Raeburn, the navigating officer, pulled off his mask and began to cough, rackingly, painfully.
While the Canadians and British retained the original concept of having the living quarters both fore and aft the Americans elected to have all the crew, officers and men - and the navigating bridge - in a superstructure surrounding the funnel.
The original Sunderland plans had the accommodation both fore and aft: Henry Kaiser's designers, in their wisdom - blind folly as it turned out - had all their accommodation, for both officers and men, including also the navigating bridge, grouped in a single superstructure surrounding the funnel.
Four navigating officers who can't see and if you can't see you can't navigate.
There must be a British warship within a hundred or two miles which could have lent us a navigating officer.
The condition of Commander Warrington and his navigating officer is unchanged - Cunningham is still in deep coma and is being fed intravenously.
As far as I can tell, Lieutenant Ulbricht is very much of an expert - I don't think you'd hesitate to have him as your navigating officer.
Alastair Murray, the Third Hand, was a competent navigating officer, steady and reliable, experienced with SINS and the new gear.
Alastair Murray, the navigating officer, was bent over the bearing ring of the compass repeater as he checked his last fix.
The search periscope revolved above their heads as the navigating officer fixed her position, below in the control room.
Murray, the navigating officer, was at the search periscope taking his last fix before the light of Ru Stoer faded below the horizon.
They ascended the rivers in great state, like sovereigns making a progress: or rather like Highland chieftains navigating their subject lakes.