Definition of Steerable

1. Adjective. Capable of being steered or directed.

Exact synonyms: Dirigible
Similar to: Manageable
Derivative terms: Dirigible

Definition of Steerable

1. a. Capable of being steered; dirigible.

Definition of Steerable

1. Adjective. Capable of being steered. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Steerable

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Steerable

steeplejack
steeplejacks
steepleless
steeplelike
steeples
steepling
steeply
steepness
steepnesses
steeps
steepup
steepy
steer
steer clear
steer roping
steerable (current term)
steerage
steerages
steerageway
steerageways
steered
steerer
steerers
steeries
steering
steering arm
steering arms
steering column
steering committee
steering gear

Literary usage of Steerable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. My Air-ships by Alberto Santos-Dumont (1904)
"CHAPTER VI I YIELD TO THE steerable-BALLOON IDEA DURING my ascent with M. ... he improved the occasion to discourage me against all steerable ballooning. ..."

2. My Airships: The Story of My Life by Alberto Santos-Dumont (1904)
"... CHAPTER VI I YIELD TO THE steerable BALLOON IDEA DURING my ascent with M. ... improved the occasion to discourage me against all steerable ballooning. ..."

3. My Air-ships by Alberto Santos-Dumont (1904)
"CHAPTER VI I YIELD TO THE steerable-BALLOON IDEA DURING my ascent with M. ... he improved the occasion to discourage me against all steerable ballooning. ..."

4. The Sun Almanac for (1898)
"M. Santos Dumont makes his balloon steerable by means of a rudder and a propeller worked ... He made a trial of bis first steerable balloon In September, ..."

5. Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information Relating to All Ages by Benjamin Vincent, Joseph Haydn (1906)
"17 and 21 Oct. „ Herr Berson and Dr. Soring reached a height of over 10800 mètres from Berlin . . 31 July, 1901 M Santos Dumont's steerable ..."

6. The Conquest of the Air: The Romance of Aerial Navigation by John Alexander (1902)
"There are men whose aeronautical experience entitles their opinions to our fullest confidence, who stoutly maintain that a steerable balloon is utterly ..."

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