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n the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches the art of navigation; as, Bowditch's Navigator.

One who sails round. W. Guthrie.

An aërial navigator; a balloonist.

hem in. Shak. The surface of the ocean is furrowed by currents, whose direction . . . the navigator should know. Nichol.

es for each day of the year, with other numerical data, for the use of the astronomer and navigator; an astronomical almanac; as, the "American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac."

ng land when at sea. A good landfall (Naut.), the sighting of land in conformity with the navigator's reckoning and expectation.

Of or pertaining to, or named from, Magellan, the navigator. Magellenic clouds (Astron.), three conspicuous nebulæ near the south pole, resembling thin white clouds.

To joirney by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or channel for commerce or communication; to sail. The Phenicians navigated to the extremities of the Western Ocean. Arbuthnot.

ween the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of America, long sought for by navigators.

Of or pertaining to the Samoan Islands (formerly called Navigators' Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean, or their inhabitants. -- n.

Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea; as, submarine navigators; submarine plants. Submarine armor, a waterproof dress of strong material, having a helmet into which air for breathing is pumped through a tube leading from above the surface to enable a diver to remain under water. -- Submarine cable. See Te…

e ear trumpet for estimating the direction from which sounds proceed, esp. for the use of navigators.