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SATN-av/ˈsæt næv/

A sat-nav (id: sat-nav) is a satellite navigation device or app that gives driving directions (UK). A map is paper; GPS is the satellite system behind it. Minibus: the sat-nav is not a phone in the driver’s hand; a printed route still goes on the trip form.

Meaning

A satellite navigation device or app that gives driving directions (UK).

Examples

• “The minibus sat-nav is not a phone in the driver’s hand; a printed route still goes on the trip form.”
• “A sat-nav diversion still needs the teacher’s check; following it through a bus lane is not a shortcut.”

Good to know

a sat-nav (UK). Contrast: a map / GPS (the system). Minibus / trips. Countable devices. Mix-up: sat can mean Saturday; sat-nav is satellite navigation.

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