Anchorable

/ˈæŋkərəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Able to be anchored or secured with an anchor; suitable for holding an anchor.

Etymology

From 'anchor' plus the suffix '-able' (capable of being). This practical descriptor was developed to classify locations and conditions where ships could safely be anchored based on water depth and bottom composition.

Kelly Says

Sailors developed terms like 'anchorable' to quickly communicate critical information—knowing which harbors and bays had anchorable bottoms (sand or mud, not rock) was literally a matter of survival in the age of sail!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንሰር
en-ser
ARالعربية
قابلة الإرساء
qa-ble al-ir-sa'a
BNবাংলা
বন্দীকরণযোগ্য
bond-i-kor-jon-yog-ya
CACatalà
ancorable
an-ko-ra-ble
CSČeština
ukotvorný
u-kot-vo-r-ny
DADansk
ankrebærlig
an-kre-baer-lig
DEDeutsch
ankerbar
an-ker-bar
ELΕλληνικά
αντιμετωπίζεται
an-ti-me-to-pi-ze-tai
ESEspañol
anclable
an-kla-ble
FAفارسی
قفل شونده
qafl shondeh
FISuomi
ankkuroitava
an-ku-ro-i-ta-va
FRFrançais
ancreable
aŋ-krɛ-abl
GUGU
આંકરણીય
aan-ka-ra-ni-ya
HAHA
zaben
za-ben
HEעברית
ניתוב
ni-tov
HIहिन्दी
में लटकने योग्य
men la-tkan-e yo-g-ya
HUMagyar
horgonyozható
hor-go-no-zo-ha-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
dapat di jangkar
da-pat di jan-gar
IGIG
nwere ike ịkọ
nwe-re i-ke i-ko
ITItaliano
ancorabile
an-ko-ra-bi-le
JA日本語
アンカー可能
an-ka-kan-mo-u
KKKK
талдауылауы
tal-dau-y-lau-y
KMKM
ការប្រើប្រាស់
ka-ar-prae-pra-sa-s
KO한국어
앵커링 가능
aeng-keo-rin-g-ga-ni
MRMR
आडवे
aad-ve
MSBahasa Melayu
boleh dilampirkan
bo-leh di-lam-pir-kan
MYမြန်မာ
အမြင့်မြင့်
a-m-y-n-g-m-y-n-g
NLNederlands
aanhechtbaar
aan-hecht-baar
NONorsk
ankerbar
an-ker-bar
PAPA
ਅੰਕਰ
an-kar
PLPolski
możliwy do przymocowania
mo-zliwy do przy-mo-co-wa-nia
PTPortuguês
ancorável
an-ko-ra-vel
RORomână
fixabil
fi-xa-bil
RUРусский
прикрепляемый
pri-kre-plya-yemy
SVSvenska
ankrabar
an-kra-bar
SWKiswahili
kuwezekana kuunganishwa
ku-we-ze-ka-na ku-u-gan-i-sha-wa
TAதமிழ்
கட்டப்படக்கூடிய
kat-tap-pa-da-koo-di
TEతెలుగు
అంకరించదగిన
an-ka-rin-cha-da-gi-na
THไทย
สามารถยึดได้
sa-ma-tan yut dai
TLTL
maaaring i-ancor
ma-a-ra-ing i-an-cor
TRTürkçe
ankore edilebilir
an-ko-re e-de-le-bir
UKУкраїнська
прив'язуваний
pri-v'yazu-van-nyy
URاردو
مکمل
mak-mul
VITiếng Việt
có thể neo
co the neo
YOYO
lẹ́ẹ̀ ṣé
le-e se
ZH中文
可锚定
kě-máo-dìng
ZUZU
ingakhethekile
in-ga-ke-the-ke-le

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