"shootable" meaning in English

See shootable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more shootable [comparative], most shootable [superlative]
Etymology: shoot + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shoot|able}} shoot + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} shootable (comparative more shootable, superlative most shootable)
  1. able to be shot
    Sense id: en-shootable-en-adj-z2FoRqon Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able

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