navigable
adjective/ˈnævɪɡəbəl/
Frequency rank: #13,479 most common English word
Meaning
wide, deep, or clear enough to allow boats or ships to pass through safely.
Example sentence
The river became navigable after the spring floods cleared away the debris.
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