flyable

adjective

fly·​able ˈflī-ə-bəl How to pronounce flyable (audio)
: suitable for flying or for being flown

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One of our aircraft was hit but remained flyable. — Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026 One of the helicopters was hit, but remained flyable. — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2026 Every wire, motor, and circuit was rethought to minimize size while keeping the drone flyable. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025 Scaling up to this level while keeping our airplanes aerodynamic (and flyable) won’t be easy. — IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for flyable

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flyable was circa 1909

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“Flyable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flyable. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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