navigation tool
Wayfinding aid device
A navigation tool is any instrument or system that helps determine position, direction, or route.
Traditional navigation tools include compasses, maps, sextants, and astrolabes.
Modern ones include GPS devices and smartphone apps.
The term extends to software features that help users move through digital spaces: The sidebar serves as a navigation tool for the website.
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- magnetic northCompass-indicated pole direction
- true northDirection to the pole
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- nautical chartMap for marine navigation
GPS · sextant · astrolabe · chart · radar · sonar · ruler · protractor · waypoint · beacon · landmark · steering · course · flight path · bearing · latitude · longitude · stars
navigation toolconfusion
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
misdirection · false trail · red herring · wild goose chase · labyrinth
navigation toolobstacle
Something blocking the way
barrier · roadblock · obstruction · dead end · impasse
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