navigable

adjective/ˈnævɪɡəbəl/

Frequency rank: #13,479 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

wide, deep, or clear enough to allow boats or ships to pass through safely.

Illustration for the English word “navigable”

Example sentence

The river became navigable after the spring floods cleared away the debris.

Synonyms & related words

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