different between navigation vs seamanship

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French navigation, from Latin n?vig?ti?nem, accusative singular of n?vig?ti? (“sailing, navigation”), from n?vig?tus, perfect passive participle of n?vig? (“sail”).Morphologically navigate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næv???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

navigation (usually uncountable, plural navigations)

1. (uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship or (colloquially) road vehicle.
2. (uncountable) Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping.
3. (countable) A canal.

Derived terms

• navigation light
• radionavigation

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin n?vig?ti?nem, accusative singular of n?vig?ti? (“sailing, navigation”), from n?vig?tus, perfect passive participle of n?vig? (“sail”). Surface etymology is naviguer +? -tion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.vi.?a.sj??/

Noun

navigation f (plural navigations)

1. navigation

Related terms

• naviguer

Further reading

• “navigation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin n?vig?ti?, attested from 1680.

Noun

navigation c (uncountable)

1. navigation

Declension

References

English

Etymology

seaman +? -ship

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?si?.m?n???p/

Noun

seamanship (usually uncountable, plural seamanships)

1. (nautical) Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel at sea.

Translations