"sailable" meaning in English

See sailable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈseɪləbl̩/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-saleable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more sailable [comparative], most sailable [superlative]
Etymology: From sail + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sail|able}} sail + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} sailable (comparative more sailable, superlative most sailable)
  1. (nautical, of vessels) That can be sailed. Coordinate_terms: paddleable, rowable
    Sense id: en-sailable-en-adj-0m46~cdm Categories (other): Nautical, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (nautical, of waters) Navigable.
    Sense id: en-sailable-en-adj-fMCojLaP Categories (other): Nautical, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 50 50 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unsailable
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