driv·able
| \ ˈdrī-və-bəl
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variants:
or less commonly driveable
Definition of drivable
1a
: 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
Other Words from drivable
drivability
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ˌdrī-və-ˈbi-lə-tē
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or less commonly driveability noun
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or less commonly driveability noun
… preserving the standard engine's fuel economy and drivability.
— Jean Lindamood
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“Drivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drivable. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of drivable was in 1832
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