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boatable

adj

Etymology

From boat + -able.

  1. derived from *bʰeyd-✻ — “to break, split”
  2. inherited from *baitaz✻
  3. inherited from *bait✻
  4. inherited from bāt — “boat”
  5. inherited from bot
  6. suffixed as boatable — “boat + able”

Definitions

  1. Capable of being transported by boat.

  2. Navigable or reachable by boat.

    • the boatable waters of the Alleghany
    • This is not a boatable river, but bank access is unlimited in the forest stretch above Welches.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA