nonnavigable, adj. 1. (Of a body of water) unaffected by the tide. [Cases: Navigable Waters 1. C.J.S. Navigable Waters § 1.] 2. (Of a body of water) incapable of allowing vessels to pass for travel or commerce. 3. (Of any vessel) incapable of being steered. Cf. NAVIGABLE.
nonnavigable waters (1) (=private waters) (2)不可通航水域 指不可作为运输及通商之用的水域。
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Nonnavigable water owned and controlled by one or more individuals and not subject to public use. • If a body of water is small and of little or no practical value for general public use, it is considered private.