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navigable

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

It lays out specific conditions that must be met for federal jurisdiction—for instance, tributaries must have a predictable and consistent flow to navigable waters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

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

The passage was navigable only during high tide, and was never less than treacherous, but his smuggler's skills had not deserted him.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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