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🚗 Able to be pulled 🛟 A pull-behind float
towable

towable

3.9
A large inflatable tube that a boat pulls for fun
  • noun
  • /ˈtoʊəbl/
translation icon : inflable remolcable
  • The kids spent hours riding the towable behind the boat on the lake.

Examples

  • During the summer, we love using our big inflatable towable to ride behind the boat on the lake.

  • After inflating the towable, they attached it to the speedboat for a fun afternoon.

  • We bought a new towable for our summer vacation at the beach.

  • The towable was a hit at the lake.

  • We bought a new towable for summer fun.

  • They spent the day at the beach, enjoying the sun while relaxing on their new towable after being pulled through the waves.

  • The kids squealed with joy as they were pulled across the water on a bright red towable shaped like a shark.

Surface Forms

towable singular
towables plural

Morphology

towable = towable (transparent) = tow + able

The noun is a converted use of the adjective 'towable', which is transparently built from 'tow' + '-able'.

Etymology

The word towable comes from tow meaning 'to pull' and the ending -able meaning 'able to be'. So a towable tube or mattress is 'able to be pulled' behind a boat—like a 'tow truck' on water that pulls people for fun.