NAVIGABLE

navigable (nav-i-g[schwa]-b[schwa]l), adj. 1. Capable of allowing vessels or vehicles to pass, and thereby usable for travel or commerce (the channel was barely navigable because it was so narrow). [Cases: Navigable Waters 1. C.J.S. Navigable Waters § 1.] navigable in fact, adj. Naturally usable for travel or commerce in the present condition. • A stream […]