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Meanings of understood navigation in English

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Usage of understood navigation in English
1
He understood navigation, and had been the second mate of an Indiaman.
A Victorious Union
2
Only two French officers, however, remained on board who understood navigation, and they must be gained over.
Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs: A Tale of Land and Sea
3
That meant that they could run the ship safely with the bos'n, who understood navigation, at the wheel.
Harrigan
4
He not only thoroughly understood navigation, but commerce also-a two-foldqualification eminently useful to skippers in the merchant service.
In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
5
I understood navigation, which none of the other men did, and I had a right to consider myself a good seaman.
Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
6
They found out that he was the captain and understood navigation, so they took him to navigate one of their piratical craft.
Old Jack
7
"How could he know that we understood navigation?" asked Stephen.
Roger Willoughby: A Story of the Times of Benbow
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