Vocab-ability–156 (nav, naut = ship) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)

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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Navigate: The country boy struggled to navigate the concrete maze of roads and highways to make it to San Francisco.
  2. Circumnavigate: One lazy afternoon in the library, the kid, day dreaming, circumnavigated the globe in the reference section.
  3. Naval: The name "Maritime Academy" has a more stylish ring to it than "Naval Academy."
  4. Nautical: Having lived his entire life with saltwater spray wet on his clothes, the boatswain personified everything nautical in the imagination of his son.
  5. Astronaut: Humans weren't the first astronauts in our solar system, astroids and meteoroids came before us.


Good work!

And I love the story of the global circumnavigator!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Navigate
    Modern smartphone GPS services are a great aid to navigation for travelers.
  2. Circumnavigate
    The ship altered course to circumnavigate the Bermuda Triangle.
  3. Naval
    Today Sen. John McCain is being buried at the U.S. Naval academy in Annapolis, MD.
  4. Nautical
    If nautical nonsense be something you wish... Spongebob Squarepants!
  5. Astronaut
    In honor of Flag Day, astronaut Buzz Aldrin tweeted the famous photo of himself saluting the American flag on the moon.


Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Before we had drones, merchandise used to navigate to consumers via planes and ships.
  2. Do you think we can circumnavigate the world in a month?
  3. Have you seen all of the destroyer class ships at the naval museum?
  4. His polo shirt had anchors, sails and other nautical things on it.
  5. The first mammal astronaut from earth was not a human.


Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. It was difficult to navigate the sailboat without oars or wind.
  2. Christopher Columbus tried to circumnavigate the globe, but landed in the Eastern Americas instead.
  3. We sail past the West Point Naval academy every time we travel down the river.
  4. A nautical mile is 1,852 meters.
  5. Did you know the only human astronauts that have ever claimed to have been to the moon are all from the United States?


Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. The captain of the naval ship was very friendly.

  2. The ship navigated very easily in the sea when the wave had subsided.

  3. Only experience sailors are able to circumnavigate the world.

  4. My son dreams of becoming an astronaut.

  5. The nautical compass of the ship was faulty


Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Navigate
    In my experience, a road atlas is more accurate than GPS, especially when navigating remote European villages.
  2. Circumnavigate
    Circumnavigating the world in a wooden ship had to be a crazy experience.
  3. Naval
    The naval ensign is a flag that announces a ship's nationality.
  4. Nautical
    Nautical knots are design to withstand the rigors of ocean travel.
  5. Astronaut
    Astronauts receive underwater training to simulate working in space.


Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Navigate
    We navigated to Abuja on a yacht, that was indeed a pleasurable experience
  2. Circumnavigate
    It's highly likely that Davy Jones had Circumnavigated the world before he died at sea
  3. Naval
    Davis is fine naval officer, one of our best
  4. Nautical
    The captain tried reading the nautical charts to know where the radio signal was transmitted from
  5. Astronaut
    The astronauts sent a message from space, concerning the experiment they were carrying out


Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1.- Navigate: when I navigate in your arms, I was happy

2.- Circumnavigation: I've cinnave the world every time I kiss you

3.- Naval: the naval school of my country is very good

4.- Nautical: The tires of my car are the best in the world

5.- Astronaut: I would like to be an astronaut to travel out of this planet


Good work!

Except for #2 and #4.

Probably should re-check #2 and #4. #4 had me laughing :)

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. How about if you drive and I navigate?
  2. The ship circumnavigated the world.
  3. Within the yard there are extensive naval stores and barracks.
  4. He assisted in the preparation of the American Nautical Almanac for 1857.
  5. Tom and Mary both wanted to be astronauts.


Good work!

"MY VOCAB PRACTICE"

  1. Navigate:
    I needed a compass to navigate the river Nile.
  2. Circumnavigate:
    I really want to circumnavigate the world just like Vasco Da Gama.
  3. Naval:
    If I was to join the Navy seals I would definitely join the naval.
  4. Nautical:
    I find building of nautical instruments the best engineering.
  5. Astronaut:
    I think one of the qualifications of being an astronaut is to have good skills in aeronautical engineering.


Good work!