Definitions

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  • adjective That can be started.

Etymologies

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start +‎ -able

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Examples

  • The HLLV vehicle I proposed was an SDV that would today be equivalent to the Jupiter 241 proposal, with the J2-X EDS replace by one derived from the Ariane cryo core, with an air-startable Vulcaine evolution.

    Dear Mr. Augustine - NASA Watch 2009

  • As I and many others have said before, Ares I looked good when it was a 4-segment SRB first stage, and air-startable SSME second stage.

    Moon Outpost or Bust - NASA Watch 2009

  • Another big change was going with a J-2X instead of an RS-25 (expendable, air-startable SSME) for the upper stage (US) evaluated in ESAS.

    Who Should Be The Next Administrator of NASA? - NASA Watch 2009

  • What re-startable agricultural assets are within say 200 miles of San Diego?

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Post WW ecology. North America. 2009

  • Insert the diskette you just formatted into Drive A. Copy the following file to your startable diskette:

    OS/2 Frequently Asked Questions List by Timothy F. Sipples 1993

  • Only Wayne and Dallas Clark are startable at this point, and they're going to have to get it done in garbage time.

    SI.com 2011

  • But Peterson would continue to be the only startable player on this team.

    SI.com 2011

  • Only Wayne and Dallas Clark are startable at this point, and they're going to have to get it done in garbage time.

    SI.com 2011

  • The Stunnel application was designed to work as an SSL encryption wrapper between remote client and local (inetd-startable) or remote server.

    Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Windows 2010

  • Scheffler is no stranger to the fantasy scene, as he's been a startable commodity in Denver over the last few years.

    FanHouse Main 2010

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