"drivable" meaning in English

See drivable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɹaɪvəbl̩/ Forms: more drivable [comparative], most drivable [superlative]
Etymology: c. 1820 drive + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drive|able}} drive + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} drivable (comparative more drivable, superlative most drivable)
  1. Capable of being driven (as a vehicle). Categories (topical): Roads Translations (capable of being driven (vehicle)): kørbar (Danish), ajokuntoinen (Finnish), ευκολοδήγητος (efkolodígitos) (Greek), kjørbar (Norwegian Bokmål), foaboa (Plautdietsch)
    Sense id: en-drivable-en-adj-6sYuG94y Disambiguation of Roads: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 71 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'capable of being driven (vehicle)': 59 41
  2. Capable of being driven on safely or successfully (as a road or other surface). Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-drivable-en-adj-K9XlY6jS Disambiguation of Roads: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: driveable Derived forms: backdrivable, drivability, undrivable Translations (capable of being driven on (road)): fremkommelig (Danish), ajokelpoinen (Finnish), befahrbar (German), przejezdny (Polish), framkomlig (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'capable of being driven on (road)': 48 52

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "capable of being driven on (road)",
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