drivable

English

Alternative forms

• driveable

Etymology

c. 1820 drive +‎ -able

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹaɪvəbl̩/
• Hyphenation: driv‧able

Adjective

drivable (comparative more drivable, superlative most drivable)

1. Capable of being driven (as a vehicle).
   • 2011, Tess Thomas, Good Old Days In Louisiana, page 127:

     In those days, high school boys would get their hands on old 1936 to 1938 cars, A-Models with a rumble seat and fix them up until they were in a drivable condition.

2. Capable of being driven on safely or successfully (as a road or other surface).

Derived terms

• backdrivable
• drivability
• undrivable

 

Translations

capable of being driven (vehicle)

• Danish: kørbar
• Finnish: ajokuntoinen
• Greek: ευκολοδήγητος (el) (efkolodígitos)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kjørbar

• Plautdietsch: foaboa

capable of being driven on (road)

• Danish: fremkommelig
• Finnish: ajokelpoinen
• German: befahrbar (de)
• Polish: przejezdny (pl)
• Swedish: framkomlig (sv)

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• Czech: ^{(please verify)} řiditelný