English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "bevaarbaar" is "kan met bote of skepe geseil of gereis word". Dit verwys na 'n watermassa, soos 'n rivier, kanaal of kanaal, wat diep en wyd genoeg is om bote en skepe sonder hindernis deur te laat. Die term kan ook wyer gebruik word om enige roete of deurgang te beskryf wat maklik is om deur te ry, hetsy per land, lug of see.

Sentence Examples

  1. With the high plain that there interposed itself to the further passage of the water, commenced a portage of as many miles, which conducted the adventurer to the banks of the Hudson, at a point where, with the usual obstructions of the rapids, or rifts, as they were then termed in the language of the country, the river became navigable to the tide.
  2. The trail was narrow but navigable, despite the scarce moonlight streaking through the forest canopy.