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navigable

[nav-i-guh-buhl] / ˈnæv ɪ gə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
traversable
Synonyms


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But Warsh’s path to achieving his goals exists, and it is more navigable than the current consensus allows.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

But the preoccupations among the conquistadores are plunder, religious conversions or, in Magellan’s case, an impulse to bring the world to his feet by making it navigable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Stretching from Alaska to the pencil tip of Argentina, the 48,000km-long Pan-American Highway holds the record for the world's longest road navigable by motor vehicle.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

Some are navigable, as we saw in “Six Feet Under.”

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2025

And the town had enough navigable sidewalks to qualify as pedestrian-friendly—important for a large group of people who couldn’t afford automobiles.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John




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