navigation : Idioms & Phrases
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Aërial navigation
- the act or art of sailing or floating in the air, as by means of ballons; aëronautic.
now aviation
Webster 1913
celestial navigation
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noun navigating according to the positions of the stars
astronavigation.
WordNet
inertial navigation
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noun a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces
inertial guidance.
WordNet
inertial navigation system
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noun a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces
inertial guidance system.
WordNet
Inland navigation , Internal navigation
- navigation on rivers, inland lakes, etc.
Webster 1913
navigation light
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noun light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip
WordNet
Slack-water navigation
- navigation in a stream the depth of which has been increased, and the current diminished, by a dam or dams.
