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Navigation

The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.

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Narrower term 1

Cabotage 76% connected

Navigation along the coast; the details of coast pilotage.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 8

Direction 76% connected

The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Employment 76% connected

The act of employing or using; also, the state of being employed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Guidance 76% connected

The act or result of guiding; the superintendence or assistance of a guide; direction; government; a leading.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Shipping 76% connected

of Ship

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Steering 76% connected

of Steer

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Transport 76% connected

To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Transportation 76% connected

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; carriage from one place to another; removal; conveyance.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Work 76% connected

Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Navigate 74% connected

To joirney by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or channel for commerce or commu…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Navigate 74% connected

To joirney by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or channel for commerce or commu…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Voyage 74% connected

Formerly, a passage either by sea or land; a journey, in general; but not chiefly limited to a passing by sea or water from one place, port, or count…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Voyage 74% connected

Formerly, a passage either by sea or land; a journey, in general; but not chiefly limited to a passing by sea or water from one place, port, or count…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Component part 2

Steerage 70% connected

The act or practice of steering, or directing; as, the steerage of a ship.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Steering 70% connected

of Steer

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Pilotage 92% connected

The pilot's skill or knowledge, as of coasts, rocks, bars, and channels.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Piloting 92% connected

of Pilot

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Sailing 92% connected

of Sail

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Seafaring 92% connected

Following the business of a mariner; as, a seafaring man.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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