navigating

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present participle of

to direct the way that a ship, aircraft, etc. will travel, or to find a direction across, along, or over an area of water or land, often by using a map:

Sailors have special equipment to help them navigate.

Even ancient ships were able to navigate large stretches of open water.

Some migrating birds can navigate by the moon (= using the moon as a guide).

There weren't any road signs to help us navigate through the maze of one-way streets.

We had to navigate several flights of stairs to find his office.

to move around a website or computer screen, or between websites or screens:

Their website is fairly plain, but very easy to navigate.