Navigation /(?)/

Nav·i·ga·tion

Navigation

n.
  1. The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.
  2. The science or art of conducting ships or vessels from one place to another, including, more especially, the method of determining a ship's position, course, distance passed over, etc., on the surface of the globe, by the principles of geometry and astronomy.
  3. Ships in general. [Poetic]

Phrases & Compounds
Aerial navigation
the act or art of sailing or floating in the air, as by means of airplanes or ballons; aviation; aeronautic.
Inland navigation
navigation on rivers, inland lakes, etc.