NAVIGATION
Nav`i*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. navigatio: cf. F. navigation.]
1. The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.
2. (a) the science or art of conducting ships or vessels from one place to another, including, more especially, the method of determining a ship's position, course, distance passed over, etc., on the surface of the globe, by the principles of geometry and astronomy. (b) The management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics of traveling by water; seamanship.
3. Ships in general. [Poetic] Shak. Aërial navigation, the act or art of sailing or floating in the air, as by means of ballons; aëronautic. — Inland navigation, Internal navigation, navigation on rivers, inland lakes, etc.
NAVIGATOR
Nav"i*ga`tor, n.
Defn: One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches the art of navigation; as, Bowditch's Navigator.
NAVIGEROUS
Na*vig"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. naviger; navis ship + gerere to bear.]
Defn: Bearing ships; capable of floating vessels. [R.] Blount.
NAVVY
Nav"vy, n.; pl. Navies. Etym: [Abbreviated fr. navigator.]
Defn: Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc. [Eng.]