Definitions for navigable

navigable nav·i·ga·ble

Spelling: [nav-i-guh-buh l]
IPA: /ˈnæv ɪ gə bəl/

Navigable is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 423 anagrams from letters in navigable (aabegilnv).

Definitions for navigable

adjective

  1. deep and wide enough to provide passage to ships:
  2. capable of being steered or guided, as a ship, aircraft, or missile.

Origin of navigable

1520-30; Latin nāvigābilis, equivalent to nāvigā(re) to sail (see navigate) + -bilis -ble

Examples for navigable

There are numerous rivers, few of which are navigable by sea-going ships.

This is the great river of the district, and is navigable for about three miles.

The Saginaw empties into Lake Huron and is navigable for sixty miles.

It is navigable for about 150 miles for launches and other small craft.

The river is very broad and is navigable for hundreds of miles.

This one literally takes up four corners on Rue Sherbrooke, all navigable via underground routes.

He crawled past the bend to make sure that the stream was navigable.

At present, they are navigable about half their length for small steamboats and bateaux.

During the summer of 1858 and all during the summer of 1859 the river was navigable.

All three are goodly branches, and all navigable for great ships.

Word Value for navigable
Scrable

15

Words with friends

20

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