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hoistable

hoistable adjective: capable of being hoisted.

Adjective

hoistable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being hoisted.

Origin of hoistable

From hoist + -able.

Questions about hoistable

What does hoistable mean?
Hoistable means capable of being hoisted.
What part of speech is hoistable?
Hoistable is an adjective.

Words near hoistable in the dictionary

  1. hoist frame
  2. hoist frames
  3. hoist on one's own petard
  4. hoist the white flag
  5. hoist with one's own petard
  6. hoistable
  7. hoistaway
  8. hoistaways
  9. hoisted
  10. hoisted by one's own petard
  11. hoisted on one's own petard

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