Steerable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of being steered or directed wordnet

Synonyms

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directivedirigibledirigiblenavigabletrainable

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From steer + -able.

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