navig

navig
, -a (L). Sail, go by ship

Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . . 2013.

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  • navig — abbrev. navigation * * * …   Universalium

  • navig — abbrev. navigation …   English World dictionary

  • navig. — navigation. * * * navig., navigation …   Useful english dictionary

  • navig. — navigation. * * * …   Universalium

  • navig. — 1. navigation. 2. navigator …  

  • alternating light — Navig. a beacon showing different colors in succession. * * * …   Universalium

  • clearing mark — Navig. either of a pair of landmarks or marks on a mariner s chart lying upon a line (clearing line) along which a vessel can sail to avoid navigational hazards. * * * …   Universalium

  • compass card — Navig. a circular card with magnets attached to its underside, the face divided on its rim into points of the compass, degrees clockwise from north, or both, and floating or suspended from a pivot so as to rotate freely. [1870 75] * * * …   Universalium

  • compass north — Navig. magnetic north, as indicated on a particular compass at a given moment. * * * …   Universalium

  • danger angle — Navig. a horizontal or vertical angle, subtended by two points on shore, that provides a maximum or minimum angle between the points as observed from a vessel if it is to steer a safe course. [1890 95] * * * …   Universalium

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