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boatable

boatable adjective: capable of being transported by boat.

Adjective

boatable (comparative more boatable, superlative most boatable)

  1. Capable of being transported by boat.
  2. Navigable or reachable by boat.
    • the boatable waters of the Alleghany1797, Jedidiah Morse, The American Gazetteer
    • This is not a boatable river, but bank access is unlimited in the forest stretch above Welches.2012, Craig Schuhmann, Oregon Fishing

Forms of boatable

comparativemore boatable
superlativemost boatable

Origin of boatable

From boat + -able.

Words formed from boatable

Questions about boatable

What does boatable mean?
Boatable means capable of being transported by boat.
What part of speech is boatable?
Boatable is an adjective.

Words near boatable in the dictionary

  1. boat-shaped abdomens
  2. boat-tailed
  3. boat-train
  4. boat-trains
  5. boatability
  6. boatable
  7. boatage
  8. boatages
  9. boatbearer
  10. boatbearers
  11. boatbill

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