drivable

adjective

driv·​able ˈdrī-və-bəl How to pronounce drivable (audio)
variants or less commonly driveable
1
a
: capable of being driven
The car was damaged but still drivable.
Back in the yard, he led me on a brief tour of the accumulated cars. All of them, according to him, were much closer to being drivable than they appeared.Ian Frazier
b
: capable of being driven on or over
a drivable road
… a faint skein of … trails and washed-out dirt roads from the colonial era, only parts of it drivable and then only in the dry season.Neil Sheehan
c
: reachable by driving
a drivable destination
Below, find some of the most enticing, drivable options away from the Twin Cities, from genre-specific fests to vastly diverse celebrations.Michael Madden
2
golf : able to be reached by a drive from the tee
a drivable green
a drivable par four
drivability noun
or less commonly driveability
… preserving the standard engine's fuel economy and drivability. Jean Lindamood

Examples of drivable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Luckily, Hawley’s claim about building drivable cars proved true. Michael Van Runkle, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024 How to Get There Located on the western edge of the Florida panhandle, Pensacola is drivable from cities like New Orleans (200 miles), Atlanta (324 miles), Jacksonville (357 miles), and Orlando (450 miles). Staff Author Published, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024 Essentially a convertible version of the Gullwing, the Roadster is a much more drivable car, in large part due to the visibility afforded by its open top, and airflow that keeps it from mercilessly roasting its occupants on a hot summer day, as the coupé is known to do. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2024 And during the pandemic, rural vistas offered a drivable vacation, with plenty of space to social-distance. Jack Herrera, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023 The ground would need 12-24 hours after the last rain to become drivable, we were told. Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2023 Many camps took advantage of the dry lull to dismantle nonessential structures — living room tents, dance spaces and bars — and prepare for a faster exit when the playa road became drivable. Amanda Holpuch, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023 Many camps took advantage of the dry lull to dismantle nonessential structures — living room tents, dance spaces, and bars — and prepare for a faster exit when the playa road became drivable. Anna Betts, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023 Yes, this is indeed a fully drivable adult-size version of the rugged 1:10 Tamiya Wild One RC off-roader that was a smash hit when it was launched in 1985. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 9 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Time Traveler
The first known use of drivable was in 1832

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“Drivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drivable. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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