drivable

adjective

driv·​able ˈdrī-və-bəl 

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

ˌdrī-və-ˈbi-lə-tē 

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

Europe’s 2014 captain McGinley figured out that the Gleneagles course in Scotland had three par fives on even numbered holes, with a drivable par four, also an even number. —Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025

The Pregunta was also inspected and serviced in 2021, and is still drivable. —Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2025

Giants Ridge is more than just its iconic 17th hole at The Legend or the drivable par 4 13th hole at The Quarry. —Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

The road, which opens when the snow has melted enough to be plowed and closes when the snow returns, is typically drivable from Memorial Day to mid-October. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Rhymes for drivable

• survivable