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winchable

winchable adjective: capable of being winched.

Adjective

winchable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being winched.
    • The 14-inch wide openings for the air inlets were reduced by means of a winchable curtain to provide an air velocity of 700 to 900 feet per minute.1978, National Poultry Digest, volume 37, page 14

Origin of winchable

From winch + -able.

Questions about winchable

What does winchable mean?
Winchable means capable of being winched.
What part of speech is winchable?
Winchable is an adjective.

Words near winchable in the dictionary

  1. wincey
  2. winceyette
  3. winceyettes
  4. winceys
  5. winch
  6. winchable
  7. Wincham
  8. winchat
  9. winchats
  10. Winchburgh
  11. Winchcombe

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