- navigable
- navigable (adj.) mid-15c., from O.Fr. navigable (14c.) or directly from L. navigabilis, from navigat-, pp. stem of navigare (see NAVIGATION (Cf. navigation)). Related: Navigability.
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navigable — [ navigabl ] adj. • 1448; lat. navigabilis ♦ Où l on peut naviguer, où un navire peut flotter. Cours d eau, fleuve, rivière navigable. Voies navigables : cours d eau et canaux. ● navigable adjectif (latin navigabilis) Où l on peut naviguer. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Navigable — Nav i*ga*ble, a. [L. navigabilis: cf. F. navigable. See {Navigate}.] Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels; as, a navigable river. [1913 Webster] Note: By the common law, a river is considered as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
navigable — Navigable, adj. de tout genre. Il se dit des eaux où l on peut naviger. Cette mer est pleine d escueils, elle n est pas navigable. ce fleuve est navigable dés sa source. rendre une riviere navigable … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
navigable — [nav′i gə bəl] adj. [L navigabilis < navigare: see NAVIGATE] 1. wide or deep enough, or free enough from obstructions, for the passage of ships [a navigable river] 2. that can be steered, or directed [a navigable balloon] navigability n.… … English World dictionary
navigable — index open (accessible), passable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 navigable … Law dictionary
navigable — Navigable, Nauigabilis … Thresor de la langue françoyse
navigable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of sufficient depth or width to be used by boats and ships. DERIVATIVES navigability noun … English terms dictionary
navigable — See navigable waters @ navigable in fact Streams or lakes are navigable in fact when they are used or are susceptible of being used in their natural and ordinary condition as highways for commerce over which trade and travel are or may be… … Black's law dictionary
navigable — See navigable waters @ navigable in fact Streams or lakes are navigable in fact when they are used or are susceptible of being used in their natural and ordinary condition as highways for commerce over which trade and travel are or may be… … Black's law dictionary
NAVIGABLE — adj. des deux genres Où l on peut naviguer. Cette mer est pleine d écueils, elle n est pas navigable. Ce fleuve est navigable dès sa source. Une rivière navigable. Canaux navigables … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
