Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Capable of surviving.
  • adjective Capable of being survived; not fatal.

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  • adjective Able to be survived.

Etymologies

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survive +‎ -able

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Examples

  • Rescue officials are using another hole to get more light into an area they call a survivable space.

    CNN Transcript Aug 12, 2007 2007

  • Description: Transcript, 44 pp. Abstract: After a brief review of his education and work experience at the Eckert-Mauchly company, Raymond Rosen Engineering, and Hughes Aircraft, Baran describes his working environment at RAND, as well as his initial interest in survivable communications.

    Oral history interview with Paul Baran 1990

  • Both the U.S. and Russia would argue that their nuclear forces must be "redundant" and "survivable" -- both phrases from the Cold War full-scale war mentality.

    Robert Mackey: The Only Real "Existential Threat": A Sane Path for Reducing Nuclear Arsenals 2009

  • A camera that was lowered into the mine showed what crews called survivable space.

    CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2007 2007

  • But a subterranean camera shows what a Federal mine official calls survivable space.

    CNN Transcript Aug 12, 2007 2007

  • A camera lowered into the mine shows what the crews call survivable space.

    CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2007 2007

  • But a subterranean camera shows what a Federal mine official calls survivable space.

    CNN Transcript Aug 11, 2007 2007

  • It's used by many airlines, about 35, to protect passengers in what are called survivable crashes.

    unknown title 2009

  • It's used by many airlines, about 35, to protect passengers in what are called survivable crashes.

    unknown title 2009

  • It's used by many airlines, about 35, to protect passengers in what are called survivable crashes.

    unknown title 2009

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