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pitchable

7.2

Able to be coated with tar to stop water entering

adjective
/ˈpɪtʃəbl/

Specialized

: impermeable

Before launching, the builders checked if the hull was pitchable to ensure it would not leak.

Examples

Only certain types of wood are pitchable and suitable for traditional shipbuilding methods.
The old boat was still pitchable and could be made watertight with a fresh coat of tar.
This surface is pitchable.
Make sure the surface is pitchable before applying the sealant.
The old boat was still pitchable and could be made watertight with a fresh coat of tar.
Before launching, the builders checked if the hull was pitchable to ensure it would not leak.
Make sure the surface is pitchable before applying the sealant.

Antonyms

uncoated

Specialized

1 4.2

Without a thin layer of another material on it

Surface Forms

pitchable positive

Morphology

pitchable = pitch (semi-transparent) = pitch + able

Morphology is regular (verb + '-able'), but it relies on the less familiar sense of 'pitch' = tar/resin, which may be unknown to many learners.

Etymology

Pitchable comes from pitch, the sticky black 'tar' used to seal boats, and the ending -able which means 'can be'. So something pitchable can be coated with pitch to make it waterproof.