boatableadj.

Brit.

/ˈbəʊtəbl/, U.S.

/ˈboʊdəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: boat v., boat n.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < either boat v. or boat n.¹ + -able suffix. Compare earlier shippable adj. 1 and navigable adj.

Navigable by boat.

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society > travel > travel by water > [adjective] > navigable > by boat

boatable1683

runnable1860

1683 W. Penn Let. Free Soc. Traders 8 The Skulkill being an hundred Miles Boatable above the Falls.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 536 The boatable waters of the Allegany.

1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon xvi. 383 Where the tidal waters flow, and are always boatable.

1888 Harper's Mag. Sept. 510 Occasionally a caribou is killed at night..while seeking the grass growing in some boatable stream.

1953 Life 5 Jan. 99/1 Texas, once almost lakeless, now has over 300 boatable reservoirs.

2000 National Geographic Adventure Mar. 23/3 With seasonal rains, the water levels are surprisingly boatable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boatable
释义	boatableadj. Brit. /ˈbəʊtəbl/, U.S. /ˈboʊdəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: boat v., boat n.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < either boat v. or boat n.¹ + -able suffix. Compare earlier shippable adj. 1 and navigable adj. Navigable by boat. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [adjective] > navigable > by boat boatable1683 runnable1860 1683 W. Penn Let. Free Soc. Traders 8 The Skulkill being an hundred Miles Boatable above the Falls. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 536 The boatable waters of the Allegany. 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon xvi. 383 Where the tidal waters flow, and are always boatable. 1888 Harper's Mag. Sept. 510 Occasionally a caribou is killed at night..while seeking the grass growing in some boatable stream. 1953 Life 5 Jan. 99/1 Texas, once almost lakeless, now has over 300 boatable reservoirs. 2000 National Geographic Adventure Mar. 23/3 With seasonal rains, the water levels are surprisingly boatable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1683
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