word-vault/dist/data/cards/na/navigation.json

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{
    "term": "navigation",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the skill or the process of planning a route for a ship or other vehicle and taking it there",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an expert in navigation"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a GPS navigation device"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The stars were used for navigation in the desert."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Having used GPS navigation, it's hard to go back to using maps."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rail and inland navigation together account for 30–50% of the total delivered cost."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a global satellite navigation system for the Air Force"
                },
                {
                    "text": "navigation beacons for Allied aircraft"
                },
                {
                    "text": "small boats equipped with electronic aids to navigation"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by water"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["accurate", "safe", "inland"],
                "navigation + noun": ["system", "aids", "chart"],
                "preposition": ["navigation in", "navigation of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "an aid to navigation",
                    "freedom of navigation",
                    "rights of navigation"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the movement of ships or aircraft",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the right of navigation through international waters"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the navigation of our rivers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the main navigation channel on the far side of the island"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the cost of removing obstructions to navigation"
                },
                {
                    "text": "freedom of navigation through international waters"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by water"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["accurate", "safe", "inland"],
                "navigation + noun": ["system", "aids", "chart"],
                "preposition": ["navigation in", "navigation of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "an aid to navigation",
                    "freedom of navigation",
                    "rights of navigation"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the way that you move around a website or the internet when you are looking for information",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The site was redesigned to improve navigation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a well laid out design and easy navigation"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can use the navigation bar at the bottom of the pictures to zoom in or out."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The software is designed to simplify Web navigation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Make site navigation easy and intuitive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Keep the navigation of your site really simple."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A mouse or joystick makes navigation simpler."
                },
                {
                    "text": "navigation through complex documents"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "na/navigation/navigation__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "na/navigation/navigation__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 16th cent. (denoting travel on water): from French, or from Latin navigatio(n-), from the verb navigare, from navis ‘ship’ + agere ‘drive’."
}