NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does navigational system mean? 

• NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. a system that provides information useful in determining the position and course of a ship or aircraft

  Familiarity information: NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A system that provides information useful in determining the position and course of a ship or aircraft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("navigational system" is a kind of...):

system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "navigational system"):

Global Positioning System; GPS (a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver)

omnidirectional radio range; omnidirectional range; omnirange (a navigational system consisting of a network of radio beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact position and bearing)