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roadability

roadability

8.2
How safe and easy it is for vehicles to travel on a road
  • noun
  • /ˌroʊdəˈbɪlɪti/
  • Specialized
: transitabilidad
  • Engineers assessed the roadability of the new highway before opening it to traffic.

Examples

  • Farmers depend on the roadability of rural roads to transport their crops to market.

  • The roadability of the dirt track was poor after the storm, making travel difficult.

  • The roadability of this highway is excellent.

  • Improving roadability is crucial for safety.

  • Engineers assessed the roadability of the new highway before opening it to traffic.

  • The roadability of the dirt track was poor after the storm, making travel difficult.

  • Farmers depend on the roadability of rural roads to transport their crops to market.

Synonyms

negotiability
vsroadability
1 7.4

How easy it is to cross a road or obstacle

is specific to path or surface condition for vehicle travel

Antonyms

impassability
1 8.3

A situation where a road or path cannot be crossed

Surface Forms

roadability singular
roadabilities plural

Morphology

roadability = roadable (transparent) = road + able + ity

The noun is directly formed from roadable + -ity, and the specialized road-surface sense is still inferable from that base.

Etymology

Roadability comes from road ('a path for vehicles') and -ability ('can be used'), like in usability. So, roadability can also mean how good a road, path, or surface is for vehicles to travel on safely and easily.