navigable
(adjective) able to be sailed on or through safely; “navigable waters”; “a navigable channel”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
navigable (comparative more navigable, superlative most navigable)
(of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.
(of a boat) Seaworthy; in a navigable state; steerable.
(of a balloon) Steerable, dirigible.
Easy to navigate.
• unnavigable
Source: Wiktionary
Nav"i*ga*ble, a. Etym: [L. navigabilis: cf. F. navigable. See Navigate.]
Definition: Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels; as, a navigable river.
Note: By the comon law, a river is considered as navigable only so far as the tide ebbs and flows in it. This is also the doctrine in several of the United tates. In other States, the doctrine of thje civil law prevails, which is, that a navigable river is a river capable of being navigated, in the common sense of the term. Kent. Burrill.
– Nav"i*ga*ble*ness, n.
– Nav"i*ga*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
