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sat nav

sat nav is the alternative form of satnav.

Meaning of satnav

Noun

satnav (countable and uncountable, plural satnavs)

  1. (informal) A satellite navigation system; the navigation that is done via the use of such a system.
    • Back then there was no satnav — you needed to keep a paper atlas in the delivery van and to consult it daily.
  2. (Commonwealth, informal) A satellite navigation system receiver.
    • Good thing we have a satnav to help us find our way.
    Synonyms:
    GPS receiver

Verb

sat nav (third-person singular simple present sat navs, present participle sat navving, simple past and past participle sat navved)

  1. (informal) To navigate using satellite navigation system.

Forms of sat nav

Noun
pluralsat navs
Verb
third-person singular presentsat navs
present participlesat navving
past participlesat navved
pastsat navved

Questions about sat nav

What does sat nav mean?
Sat nav means to navigate using satellite navigation system.
What is sat nav the alternative form of?
Sat nav is the alternative form of satnav.
What part of speech is sat nav?
Sat nav is a verb.
What is the past tense of sat nav?
The past tense of sat nav is sat navved.

Words near sat nav in the dictionary

  1. sat in judgement
  2. sat in judgment
  3. sat in on
  4. sat loose
  5. sat loosely
  6. sat nav
  7. sat navs
  8. sat off
  9. sat on
  10. sat on death's doorstep
  11. sat on it

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sat nav (page history and authors); satnav (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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