navigationaladj.
/ˌnavᵻˈɡeɪʃn̩(ə)l/, /ˌnavᵻˈɡeɪʃən(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌnævəˈɡeɪʃən(ə)l/, /ˌnævəˈɡeɪʃn(ə)l/ Of, relating to, or used for navigation.
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navigational1858
1858 Conservator (Menasha, Wisconsin) 28 Oct. 3/1 Digging a ship canal and damming the river, for navigational purposes.
a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 631/1 Navigational Sounding Machine.
1902 A. T. Mahan Types Naval Officers 290 A navigational problem complicated by uncertain winds.
1920 Act 10 & 11 George V c.67 §69 Lighthouses, light vessels, buoys, beacons, or other navigational marks.
1962 D. Slayton in J. Glenn et al. Into Orbit 21 Carpenter..told us what he was doing about navigational aids, although the word ‘navigation’ was really a misnomer in our case... When you've been..tossed into either a ballistic trajectory or into an orbit, your course is already set.
1991 Maclean's 26 Aug. 4/1 His navigational skills were astounding, for he relied only on dead reckoning.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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