What is another word for navigability?

Pronunciation: [nˌavɪɡəbˈɪlɪti] (IPA)

Navigability is the quality of a waterway or route that allows for easy passage of boats, ships, or other vessels. Synonyms for the word navigability include accessibility, openness, clearance, channelization, and buoyancy. Accessibility refers to the ease with which one can enter or travel through a particular area. Openness refers to the availability of space or clear passage. Clearance pertains to the height or depth of a waterway that enables boats to pass through. Channelization is the process of creating an artificial waterway for easier navigation. Buoyancy pertains to the tendency of a vessel to stay afloat on water. All these synonyms indicate the ability of a waterway to facilitate safe and unobstructed passage of navigational vessels.

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What are the hyponyms for Navigability?

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Usage examples for Navigability

The bridge at the foot of the High Street marks the former limit of the navigability of the river, and is the reputed site of the legend concerning St. Swithun and the old woman to whom the saint restored her eggs.
"Winchester"
Sidney Heath
Even about the boat voyages of the Russians along the coast we know exceedingly little, and from their unsuccessful attempts to force a passage here we may by no means draw any unfavourable conclusion as to the navigability of the sea during certain seasons of the year.
"The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II"
A.E. Nordenskieold
Now, as almost all the importance of a mining district depends on easy communication with a provision market-and the very richest will be rendered comparatively insignificant if provisions can only be carried thither at enormous cost and labour-no fact has yet been established of more importance than the easy navigability of the Fraser River.
"Handbook to the new Gold-fields"
R. M. Ballantyne

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