navigableness
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Navigableness — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
navigableness — nav·i·ga·ble·ness … English syllables
navigableness — noun see navigable … Useful english dictionary
Navigability — Nav i*ga*bil i*ty, n. [Cf. F. navigabilit[ e].] The quality or condition of being navigable; navigableness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
Province of Quebec — The Province of Quebec † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Province of Quebec GEOGRAPHY The province of Quebec occupies mainly the two slopes of the vast basin formed by the St. Lawrence River whose course runs chiefly between the… … Catholic encyclopedia
navigable — /ˈnævɪgəbəl/ (say naviguhbuhl) adjective that may be navigated, as waters, or vessels or aircraft. –navigability /nævɪgəˈbɪləti/ (say naviguh biluhtee), navigableness, noun –navigably, adverb …
non-navigable — /nɒn ˈnævɪgəbəl/ (say non naviguhbuhl) adjective not navigable. –non navigability /nɒn nævɪgəˈbɪləti/ (say non naviguh biluhtee), non navigableness, noun –non navigably, adverb …
