Targetable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That can be targeted (directed towards a target). not-comparable, usually

    "Since the Soviet Union is lagging far behind the U.S. in multiple independently targetable missiles which are capable of attacking many strategic targets of the opposite side,[…]"

  2. 2
    That can be targeted; i.e., that can be made into a target (of attack, etc). not-comparable

    "Do Islamic juridical discourses stress the distinction between the targetable soldiers at Fort Hood and the nontargetable civilians of London, Madrid, and New York?"

Example

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"Since the Soviet Union is lagging far behind the U.S. in multiple independently targetable missiles which are capable of attacking many strategic targets of the opposite side,[…]"

Etymology

From target + -able.

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