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navigable definition

navi·gable (nav′i gə bəl)

adjective

  1. wide or deep enough, or free enough from obstructions, for the passage of ships a navigable river
  2. that can be steered, or directed a navigable balloon

Etymology: L navigabilis < navigare: see navigate

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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