adjective
- capable of being sailed on or navigated by boat or ship
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The lake is sailable during most of the summer months.
- After the storm cleared, the waters became sailable again.
- The harbor master declared the channel sailable for small craft.
- Ice made the river unsailable until spring thaw.
- The captain checked if the strait was sailable in these conditions.
- Strong currents made the inlet barely sailable for inexperienced sailors.