satnavn.

Brit.

/ˈsatnav/, U.S.

/ˈsætˌnæv/

Forms: 1900s– satnav, 1900s– SATNAV.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: satellite navigation n. at satellite n. Compounds 2.

Etymology: Shortened < satellite navigation n. at satellite n. Compounds 2.

Originally Nautical.

1. Navigation by means of, or assisted by, positional information transmitted via satellite; a method or system of navigating using such information. Cf. satellite navigation n. at satellite n. Compounds 2, GPS n. at G n. Initialisms.In quot. 1970 as the name of a specific system developed by the United States Navy which first came into operation in 1964, and more commonly known as Transit, NAVSAT, or NNSS, (Navy Navigation Satellite System).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > types of navigation

great circle sailing1595

loxodromics1704

oblique sailing1704

orthodromics1704

right sailing1704

parallel sailing1705

orthodromy1706

plane sailing1749

composite sailing1850

loxodromy1855

radio navigation1926

hyperbolic navigation1945

satnav1970

hyperbolic system1972

1970 Bendix Techn. Jrnl. 3 iii. 24/2 Updating of the absolute position is performed by means of SATNAV.

1972 R.R.S. Discov.: Cruise 47 (National Inst. Oceanogr. Cruise Rep. No. 52) 13 Satnav was used as the principal navigational aid except for station work on Rockall Bank.

1987 Yachting World Apr. 62/1 Sailing up the Red Sea using satnav, I was regularly obtaining from one of the satellites a fix that was over 20 miles from my calculated position.

2008 D. Metz Limits of Trav. viii. 111 Satnav has more potential benefit than has yet been recognized.

2. An electronic device which uses positional information from satellites to assist in vehicle navigation; (now esp.) one comprising a screen designed to be mounted on or in the dashboard of a car or other road vehicle, and which typically offers visual and audio directions to the driver for a particular route.

ΚΠ

1981 New Scientist 5 Feb. 340/1 It may well be the spectre of Japan that has hastened the downward movement of the prices of satellite navigation systems—satnavs—to the sailor.

1995 I have given up my Sextant in rec.boats (Usenet newsgroup) 20 Mar. When satnavs became affordable, I bought one and gave away my plastic sextant.

2015 Courier (Dundee) 10 July (Perth & Perthshire ed.) (What's On section) 3/1 Switch off your sat nav and follow the appropriate signage.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1972 G. G. Shor & S. M. Smith Preliminary Cruise Rep. (U.S. Office Naval Res.) 4 The source of the problem with the SatNav system was finally found.

1982 MotorBoating Jan. 90/2 Just two months ago, Raytheon announced its new sat-nav unit—$4,995 with interfaces to accept, automatically, speed and heading information.

1991 Cruising World May 71/3 The SatNav receiver calculates a line of position based on the range differences from the satellite.

2005 New Scientist 19 Feb. 25/1 A nine-month trial using a train on the UK rail network..showed that the satnav technology could successfully replace trackside signals.

2018 Autocar (Nexis) 7 Mar. 35 What a privilege to be zipping easily along with the traffic, radio playing quietly and our next destination on the satnav screen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	satnav
释义	satnavn. Brit. /ˈsatnav/, U.S. /ˈsætˌnæv/ Forms: 1900s– satnav, 1900s– SATNAV. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: satellite navigation n. at satellite n. Compounds 2. Etymology: Shortened < satellite navigation n. at satellite n. Compounds 2. Originally Nautical. 1. Navigation by means of, or assisted by, positional information transmitted via satellite; a method or system of navigating using such information. Cf. satellite navigation n. at satellite n. Compounds 2, GPS n. at G n. Initialisms.In quot. 1970 as the name of a specific system developed by the United States Navy which first came into operation in 1964, and more commonly known as Transit, NAVSAT, or NNSS, (Navy Navigation Satellite System). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > types of navigation great circle sailing1595 loxodromics1704 oblique sailing1704 orthodromics1704 right sailing1704 parallel sailing1705 orthodromy1706 plane sailing1749 composite sailing1850 loxodromy1855 radio navigation1926 hyperbolic navigation1945 satnav1970 hyperbolic system1972 1970 Bendix Techn. Jrnl. 3 iii. 24/2 Updating of the absolute position is performed by means of SATNAV. 1972 R.R.S. Discov.: Cruise 47 (National Inst. Oceanogr. Cruise Rep. No. 52) 13 Satnav was used as the principal navigational aid except for station work on Rockall Bank. 1987 Yachting World Apr. 62/1 Sailing up the Red Sea using satnav, I was regularly obtaining from one of the satellites a fix that was over 20 miles from my calculated position. 2008 D. Metz Limits of Trav. viii. 111 Satnav has more potential benefit than has yet been recognized. 2. An electronic device which uses positional information from satellites to assist in vehicle navigation; (now esp.) one comprising a screen designed to be mounted on or in the dashboard of a car or other road vehicle, and which typically offers visual and audio directions to the driver for a particular route. ΚΠ 1981 New Scientist 5 Feb. 340/1 It may well be the spectre of Japan that has hastened the downward movement of the prices of satellite navigation systems—satnavs—to the sailor. 1995 I have given up my Sextant in rec.boats (Usenet newsgroup) 20 Mar. When satnavs became affordable, I bought one and gave away my plastic sextant. 2015 Courier (Dundee) 10 July (Perth & Perthshire ed.) (What's On section) 3/1 Switch off your sat nav and follow the appropriate signage. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1972 G. G. Shor & S. M. Smith Preliminary Cruise Rep. (U.S. Office Naval Res.) 4 The source of the problem with the SatNav system was finally found. 1982 MotorBoating Jan. 90/2 Just two months ago, Raytheon announced its new sat-nav unit—$4,995 with interfaces to accept, automatically, speed and heading information. 1991 Cruising World May 71/3 The SatNav receiver calculates a line of position based on the range differences from the satellite. 2005 New Scientist 19 Feb. 25/1 A nine-month trial using a train on the UK rail network..showed that the satnav technology could successfully replace trackside signals. 2018 Autocar (Nexis) 7 Mar. 35 What a privilege to be zipping easily along with the traffic, radio playing quietly and our next destination on the satnav screen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1970
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