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sat nav

British  
/ ˈsæt næv /

noun

    1. short for satellite navigation

    2. short for satellite navigation system

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"I think someone has mixed up their sat nav and put a walking route into it. It must be because I don't think the people who are doing this are kids," he added.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

On approach, it didn't look much like a roundabout, although this wasn't helped by the fact my sat nav app didn't register it as one.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025

"I don't need a sat nav or a map," says Brian, straightening up, "it's all up here."

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2022

"If your sat nav breaks down on the way to Rampisham, for example, asking locals for directions might prove a trickier exercise than first expected."

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2019

En route from London to Cornwall, drivers may listen to a radio documentary about Stonehenge without realising that they have passed it on the right, for it is not on the sat nav.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2012

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