Meaning

2 senses
  1. That can be sailed.

    The canoes of that tribe were not sailable; they were paddled on rivers and lakes, and they did not go to sea, as the sea coast was controlled by other tribes.

  2. Navigable.

    The upper reaches of this bay are not sailable; there are too many shoals and no dredged channel.

Origin

From sail + -able.

From sail + -able.

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Forms

more sailable, most sailable
Comparativemore sailable Lesson
Superlativemost sailable Lesson

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Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Derivedunsailable

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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