Verb: navigate 'na-vu,geyt
- Act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
"Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?";
- pilot
- Direct carefully and safely
"He navigated his way to the altar"
- Travel on water as a means of transport or on a tour
"The QE2 will navigate to Southampton tomorrow";
- voyage, sail
Derived forms: navigated, navigates, navigating
Type of: channelise [Brit], channelize, direct, guide, head, journey, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], point, steer, travel
Encyclopedia: Navigate