navigable passage

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• Passage du Nord Est — Vue polaire du passage du nord est avec les principaux ports …   Wikipédia en Français

• Passage du nord-est — Vue polaire du passage du nord est avec les principaux ports …   Wikipédia en Français

• 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 — [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

• Passage du vent — Le passage du Vent (ou Passe au Vent) est un détroit dans la Mer des Caraïbes, entre les îles de Cuba et Hispaniola. De 80 km de large, il a une profondeur de seuil de 1 700 mètres. Il relie l Océan Atlantique à la Mer des Caraïbes, et il est la… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Passage du Nord-Est — Vue polaire du passage du nord est avec les principaux ports Le brise glace russe Y …   Wikipédia en Français

• navigable — adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships < navigable waterways > b. capable of being navigated < navigable terrain > 2. capable of being steered • navigability noun • navigably …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• navigable — adj. 1 (of a river, the sea, etc.) affording a passage for ships. 2 (of a ship etc.) seaworthy (in navigable condition). 3 (of a balloon, airship, etc.) steerable. Derivatives: navigability n. Etymology: F navigable or L navigabilis (as NAVIGATE) …   Useful english dictionary

• Passage (2008 novel) — infobox Book | name = Passage image caption = Cover of first edition (hardcover) author = Lois McMaster Bujold cover artist = Julie Bell country = United States language = English series = The Sharing Knife, Vol. 3 genre = Fantasy novel publisher …   Wikipedia

• navigable — navigability, navigableness, n. navigably, adv. /nav i geuh beuhl/, adj. 1. deep and wide enough to provide passage to ships: a navigable channel. 2. capable of being steered or guided, as a ship, aircraft, or missile. [1520 30; < L navigabilis,… …   Universalium

• navigable — adjective a) (for a body of water: sea, river etc.): capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels. b) (for a boat): seaworthy; in a navigable state; steerable. See Also: navigatable, navigate, navigation …   Wiktionary