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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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And despite the fact the festival site is in Leicestershire, sat nav users will need to use a Derby postcode to find it.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Earlier analysis by transport consultants - using in-vehicle sat nav data - also found a reduction, although this included some roads where drivers would be forced to slow down naturally.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2024

A barrier is to be installed at the top of a notorious street in Edinburgh after sat nav errors repeatedly directed drivers down a set of steps.

From BBC Feb. 5, 2024

"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

The GPS system we use works on the same principle as sat nav.

From BBC Nov. 13, 2013

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