NAVIGATE


Meaning of NAVIGATE in English

[verb] - to direct the way that (a ship, aircraft, etc.) will travel, or to find a direction across, along or over (an area of water or land)Sailors have special equipment to help them navigate. [I]Radio signals are used for navigating both ships and aircraft. [T]We couldn't navigate (= find a direction along) such a wide river in our small boat. [T]Some birds can navigate (= find a direction across) distances of 1000 miles or more and return to the place they had started from the next year. [T]A passenger in a car navigates by telling the driver the direction in which they must drive, usually using a map to plan the way.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.