transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈna-və-ˌgāt ]
verb
( -gat·ed ; -gat·ing )
Etymology: Latin navigatus, past participle of navigare, from navis ship + -igare (from agere to drive) — more at agent
Date: 1588
intransitive verb
1. : to travel by water : sail
2. : to steer a course through a medium ; specifically : to operate an airplane
3. : get around , move
transitive verb
1.
a. : to sail over, on, or through
b. : to make one's way over or through : traverse
2.
a. : to steer or manage (a boat) in sailing
b. : to operate or control the course of (as an airplane)