"steerable" meaning in English

See steerable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more steerable [comparative], most steerable [superlative]
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  1. Capable of being steered. Synonyms: navigable Derived forms: steerableness, steerably Translations (capable of being steered): stuurbaar (Dutch), sterowalny (Polish), pilotabil [masculine] (Romanian), dirijabil [masculine] (Romanian), cârmuibil [masculine] (Romanian), virable (Spanish), timoneable (Spanish)
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