navigational error

collocation in English

meaningsofnavigationalanderror

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navigational
adjective
uk
/ˌnæv.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən.əl/us
/ˌnæv.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən.əl/
transport
relating to the navigation of a ship, etc. or to the act of finding your way from one place ...
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error
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈer.ər/us
/ˈer.ɚ/
a ...
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(Definition ofnavigationalanderrorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnavigational error

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It is worth mentioning that misinterpretation of the instructions does lead to a grossnavigationalerrorthat is undetectable.
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It involved visiting foreign aircraft and resulted from an inadvertentnavigationalerror.
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We can only conjecture that there must have been anavigationalerror.
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A possible cause was anavigationalerroror a mistaken target, as one of the pathfinders on the raid later recounted.
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The wreck was determined to be the result ofnavigationalerror.
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Anavigationalerrormay also have contributed to the accident.
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However, there was no evidence to suggest that radio failure ornavigationalerrorwere responsible for the disaster.
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Only later was it discovered that this was a civilian aircraft that had made anavigationalerror.
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As the units moved to its positions, he made anavigationalerrorwhich resulted in his headquarters company becoming separated from the other companies of the battalion.
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He claimed his unauthorized flight was due to anavigationalerror, caused by heavy cloud cover that obscured landmarks and low-light conditions, causing him to misread his compass.
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These appear to have been the result of navigational errors.
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Of these latter it is thought that 10 might have been unintentional and due to navigational errors.
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As regards navigation, these high speeds and consequent high fuel consumption leave little margin for navigational errors.
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As a result of navigational errors, the ships were not where they were reckoned to be.
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Other locations resulted in navigational errors of over one hundred kilometers in the same period of time.
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Because of the navigational errors, the commission test-flew the route several times.
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These areas are used to protect against signal interference or attenuation that may lead to navigational errors, or worse.
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Glider-borne airborne troops also suffered from navigational errors, with ten of the eighty-five gliders assigned to the division landing more than two miles (3 km) from their landing-zone.
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The accident was the result of a series of small navigational errors causing the aircraft to be from the approach centerline at the time of impact.
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In fact, although they should have been out of sight of the convoy, because of navigational errors they were clearly visible as they worked up to full speed.
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