Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Capable of being plowed; arable.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Capable of being plowed; arable.

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  • adjective That can be plowed.

Etymologies

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plow +‎ -able

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Examples

  • Every storm falls into one of 3 categories: either "nuisance", where there are minor problems, but people get around town just fine, or the storm is "plowable" - as the word implies, enough to shovel and plow.

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  • Every storm falls into one of 3 categories: either "nuisance", where there are minor problems, but people get around town just fine, or the storm is "plowable" - as the word implies, enough to shovel and plow.

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  • categories: either "nuisance", where there are minor problems, but people get around town just fine, or the storm is "plowable" - as the word implies, enough to shovel and plow.

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  • Today's weather blog includes our Top 10 Snowiest Winters, more on today's clipper "plowable"

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  • Today's weather blog includes our Top 10 Snowiest Winters, more on today's clipper "plowable"

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  • Today's weather blog includes our Top 10 Snowiest Winters, more on today's clipper "plowable"

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  • Tundra Tales 2 "plowable" snow events this week, coldest air of winter on the way

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  • I want to see a few more model runs, but the latest guidance is hinting at a "plowable" snowfall Saturday across much of central and southern MN, the heaviest amounts south of St. Cloud and Mille Lacs.

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  • The GFS model is hinting at a "plowable" snowfall across the northern third of Minnesota as cold air drains south out of Canada, changing rain over to wet snow by Tuesday night (up north).

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  • Again, it's still too early to get specific about snow amounts - but I do expect a "plowable" accumulation from Wednesday afternoon into Thursday night.

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