crossable

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English

Etymology

From cross +‎ -able.

Adjective

crossable (comparative more crossable, superlative most crossable)

  1. Able to be crossed.
    After the heavy rains, the river was no longer easily crossable.
    • 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 289:
      Once the wet kicks in up north, you can be stranded for months waiting for swollen rivers to subside to a crossable depth, but visiting Cape York at this time of year was unavoidable for me, as the wet season is the only time of year that the Red-bellied Pitta and Black-winged Monarch are present, spending the rest of their time in New Guinea.

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