"crossable" meaning in English

See crossable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more crossable [comparative], most crossable [superlative]
Etymology: From cross + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cross|able}} cross + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} crossable (comparative more crossable, superlative most crossable)
  1. Able to be crossed.
    Sense id: en-crossable-en-adj-KZG1qYe1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able

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      "form": "more crossable",
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          "text": "After the heavy rains, the river was no longer easily crossable."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 289",
          "text": "Once the wet kicks in up north, you can be stranded for months waiting for swollen rivers to subside to a crossable depth, but visiting Cape York at this time of year was unavoidable for me, as the wet season is the only time of year that the Red-bellied Pitta and Black-winged Monarch are present, spending the rest of their time in New Guinea.",
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