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Definition of Sailable
1. a. Capable of being sailed over; navigable; as, a sailable river.
Definition of Sailable
1. Adjective. (nautical) navigable ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sailable
1. sail [adj] - See also: sail
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sailable
Literary usage of Sailable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing by Dixon Kemp (1884)
"... for cruising on navigable rivers, lakes, and seas, and for sailing matches—a
craft in which sailing is the chief mode of propulsion. The sailable- ..."
2. Outing; Sport, Adventure, Travel, Fiction by Poultney Bigelow, James Henry Worman, Ben James Worman, Caspar Whitney, Albert Britt (1884)
"RULE I. — sailable paddling canoes to compete in the races of this Association
... sailable paddling canoes. .•/. Decked canoes. Length not over 15 feet, ..."
3. Popular Science Monthly (1912)
"sailable evidence that our forests increase the frequency of precipitation,
although some excellent authorities incline to the view that they do. ..."
4. History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1864)
"... entrenched with trees, snow- "redoubts, and a hollow bog dividing us; plainly
unas- "sailable; — and stands there, without covering, without "'food, ..."
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