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steerable

steerable adjective: capable of being steered.

Adjective

steerable (comparative more steerable, superlative most steerable)

  1. Capable of being steered.
    • They'd brought out more sleds, and there was a nice mix of old-fashioned wooden toboggans and plastic discs, plus steerable sleds and crazy carpets. Beth and Rothko piled onto a crazy carpet and barely made it twenty feet before wiping out.2019, Ezekiel Boone, The Mansion: A Novel

Synonyms of steerable

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of steerable

Forms of steerable

comparativemore steerable
superlativemost steerable

Origin of steerable

From steer + -able.

Words formed from steerable

Questions about steerable

What does steerable mean?
Steerable means capable of being steered.
What part of speech is steerable?
Steerable is an adjective.

Words near steerable in the dictionary

  1. steer clear
  2. steer tube
  3. steer tubes
  4. steerabilities
  5. steerability
  6. steerable
  7. steerableness
  8. steerably
  9. steerage
  10. steerage way
  11. steerage ways

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