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Definition of Swimmable
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swimmable
Literary usage of Swimmable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Water Quality Indicators Guide: Surface Waters by Charles R. Terrell (1993)
"... to recognize that underlying the design of the overall field analysis is the
assumption that we are striving for water of fishable/swimmable qualities—a ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"See «in»/2, ». swimmable (swim'a-bl), a. [< meint l + -<tble.] Capable of being
swum. [Rare.] I ... swam everything swimmable. M. IK. ..."
3. Water Quality Indicators Guide: Surface Waters by Charles R. Terrell (1993)
"... to recognize that underlying the design of the overall field analysis is the
assumption that we are striving for water of fishable/swimmable qualities—a ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"See «in»/2, ». swimmable (swim'a-bl), a. [< meint l + -<tble.] Capable of being
swum. [Rare.] I ... swam everything swimmable. M. IK. ..."
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