towable
3.7
Can be pulled behind a vehicle by a rope, chain, or hitch
- adjective
- /ˈtoʊəbl/
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remolcable
- The vehicle has quite an impressive towing capacity, as it has built-in Class III trailer hitches, allowing for the maximum 5,000 pounds of towable weight.
Examples
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They purchased a towable camper that can be easily hitched to their SUV.
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It's a towable sea-going vessel 108 meters long that becomes the tall, stable tower shown in the photo when its aft ballast compartments are flooded to flip the vessel bow up.
Academic text (2011) -
The family enjoys their vacations by taking a towable boat behind their truck.
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Many lakeside resorts offer towable inflatables that are fun for all ages.
How Transportable
Surface Forms
towable positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word towable comes from tow meaning 'to pull' and the ending -able meaning 'able to be'. So something towable is 'able to be pulled', like a small trailer a car can pull—think of a 'tow truck' that pulls cars to remember it.