"nav" meaning in English

See nav in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nav.wav
Etymology: From navigation, abbreviation. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nav (uncountable)
  1. (transport, military, Internet) Navigation. Often used attributively, as in nav beacon. Tags: Internet, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet, Military, Transport Derived forms: navbar, pro nav, sat nav
    Sense id: en-nav-en-noun-b~1iMTSb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Topics: government, military, politics, transport, war

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nav.wav Forms: navs [present, singular, third-person], navving [participle, present], navved [participle, past], navved [past]
Etymology: From navigation, abbreviation. Head templates: {{en-verb}} nav (third-person singular simple present navs, present participle navving, simple past and past participle navved)
  1. (informal) to navigate Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-nav-en-verb-WnC9sIMw

Inflected forms

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          "word": "navbar"
        },
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        },
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          "nav beacon",
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