Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being steered: as, a steerable balloon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being steered; dirigible.
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- adjective Capable of being
steered .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being steered or directed
Etymologies
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Examples
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“They (the Tibetans) had steerable chutes, and they screamed “Geronimo” as they jumped, then chased each other down through the sky - yelling, laughing, trying to catch each other -- just having a hell of a time,” Frank Hollobar observed.
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010
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I know one guy who actually put a steerable camera on his plane and used a VR helmet, the emersion was incredible.
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Or would a steerable parachute for the capsule achieve the same capability?
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“They (the Tibetans) had steerable chutes, and they screamed “Geronimo” as they jumped, then chased each other down through the sky - yelling, laughing, trying to catch each other -- just having a hell of a time,” Frank Hollobar observed.
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010
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“They (the Tibetans) had steerable chutes, and they screamed “Geronimo” as they jumped, then chased each other down through the sky - yelling, laughing, trying to catch each other -- just having a hell of a time,” Frank Hollobar observed.
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010
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Certainly with today's steerable parachute technology and energy absorbing materials, it is conceivable that they could be landed on dry ground without appreciable damage.
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Trained as a quantum mechanic, Dr. Gerry Harp was deeply interested in possibilities for using the multiple telescopes of the Allen Telescope Array to generate steerable "beams" on the sky - beams that could be far smaller than any single antenna could produce.
SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: Dr. Gerry Harp -- Deciphering Celestial Signals in a New Way SETI Institute 2011
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Trained as a quantum mechanic, Dr. Gerry Harp was deeply interested in possibilities for using the multiple telescopes of the Allen Telescope Array to generate steerable "beams" on the sky - beams that could be far smaller than any single antenna could produce.
SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: Dr. Gerry Harp -- Deciphering Celestial Signals in a New Way SETI Institute 2011
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Certainly if a C-130 can drop a 10,000 lb payload to troops in the field with steerable parachutes, NASA should be able to make these work.
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“They (the Tibetans) had steerable chutes, and they screamed “Geronimo” as they jumped, then chased each other down through the sky - yelling, laughing, trying to catch each other -- just having a hell of a time,” Frank Hollobar observed.
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010
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