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navigator
navigator, in earlier centuries the term was applied to those in command of the great voyages of exploration by sea. Nowadays, it is the description of the officer on board ship responsible for navigation. The word is also responsible for the English term navvy, meaning a man who labours with his hands. This originated when the system of canals in England was being brought into existence during the 18th and 19th centuries. Canals were then generally called navigations, the men engaged to dig them being known as navigators, shortened to navvies. The term spread, and the workmen engaged in the railway construction were frequently known as railway navigators.
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"navigator." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "navigator." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-navigator.html "navigator." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-navigator.html |
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navigator
nav·i·ga·tor / ˈnaviˌgātər/ • n. a person who directs the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transportation, esp. by using instruments and maps. ∎ an instrument or device that assists in directing the course of a vessel or aircraft. ∎ Comput. a browser program for retrieving data on the World Wide Web or another information system. ∎ hist. a person who explores by sea. |
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"navigator." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "navigator." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-navigator.html "navigator." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-navigator.html |
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navigator
navigator n.
1. a person who directs the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transportation, especially by using instruments and maps. 2. an instrument or device that assists in directing the course of a vessel or aircraft. |
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"navigator." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "navigator." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-navigator.html "navigator." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-navigator.html |
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