Usually means: Waters suitable for transportation, commerce.
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  1. navigable waters: Wiktionary
  2. navigable waters: Dictionary.com
  3. Navigable waters: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. navigable waters: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
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  3. Navigable Waters: Legal dictionary
  4. navigable waters: Financial dictionary

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  1. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (navigable waters)

noun:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see navigable, waters.
noun:  (law, US) Those waters that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide and/or are presently used, or have been used in the past, or may be susceptible for use to transport interstate or foreign commerce. A determination of navigability, once made, applies laterally over the entire surface of the waterbody, and is not extinguished by later actions or events which impede or destroy navigable capacity.

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