Depowerable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a kite: whose power can be reduced (or otherwise adjusted). not-comparable

    "Flying a four-line kite with a bar Using a bar can make life easier, as the kite is more stable (depending on whether the kite is a fixed-power or depowerable kite) and you can hold on with only one hand when you need to, and you can hook into a harness with a safety system."

Example

More examples

"Flying a four-line kite with a bar Using a bar can make life easier, as the kite is more stable (depending on whether the kite is a fixed-power or depowerable kite) and you can hold on with only one hand when you need to, and you can hook into a harness with a safety system."

Etymology

From depower + -able.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.