Navigationssystem

navigation system, sat-nav

noun na-fi-ga-TSYONS-zues-taym Rare

Usage Note

Navigationssystem (colloquially Navi) is the standard term for a GPS-based routing device, whether built-in or portable. Modern versions offer live traffic updates; the shortened form Navi is far more common in everyday speech.

Examples

"Das Navigationssystem hat uns in eine Einbahnstraße gelotst."

Natural Translation

The sat-nav directed us into a one-way street.

Literal Translation

The navigation-system has piloted us into a one-way-street.

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