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flyable

flyable

1 4.2
Safe and able to be used in the air, for example a plane or drone
  • adjective
  • /ˈflaɪəbl/
translation icon : volable
  • The engineer confirmed that the aircraft was still flyable despite the recent repairs.
  • flyable planes
  • still flyable

Examples

  • They've punctured holes in it to make it non flyable at this point, but they have not found any child.

  • So far, there were 12 flyable ships available, but with the 4.5 Mil Cruiser and the 5.5 Mil Carrier, that would make a total of 14 flyable ships.

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  • - Is it flyable? - It should be.

  • 1: More flyable ship classes: More options are better.

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  • Is it flyable?

  • Let's see if we can find something in the hangar bay that's still flyable.

  • I can almost say for sure that the design is flyable; it does look airworthy, but not overly sturdy.

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  • Not wanting to count our migration legs before they hatch, but the weatherman is forecasting more potentially flyable days.

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  • Inside the A350 assembly plant in Toulouse, southern France, Airbus is now putting together the first flyable A350.

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  • So far, there were 12 flyable ships available, but with the 4.5 Mil Cruiser and the 5.5 Mil Carrier, that would make a total of 14 flyable ships.

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Synonyms

airworthy
vsflyable
  • Specialized
1 5.9

In good condition and safe to fly according to official rules

is about general suitability for air operation rather than formal certification
flightworthy
vsflyable
  • Specialized
1 6.5

Safe enough to fly

is about being able or suitable for air operation rather than safety focus

Antonyms

unairworthy
  • Specialized
8.9

A plane or helicopter that is not safe to fly because it fails safety checks

How Flyable

airworthy
  • Specialized
1 5.9
flyable
1 4.2
nonvolant
  • Specialized
9.5

Surface Forms

flyable positive

Morphology

flyable = fly (transparent) = fly + able

The adjective is formed by adding the productive suffix '-able' to the verb 'fly', meaning 'able to be flown', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word flyable is made from fly and the ending -able, where -able means 'able to'. So flyable literally means 'able to be flown', like drivable for cars, and it describes a plane that is safe and ready for flight.