sweepable
English
adj
Definitions
- Suitable for sweeping
- (military) Of a mine: capable of being located by minesweeping
Etymology
Suffix from English sweep (rowing style in which each rower has only one oar and rows on one side).
Origin
English
sweep
Gloss
rowing style in which each rower has only one oar and rows on one side
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- asweep English
- bisweptual English
- downsweep English
- ensweep English
- footsweep English
- insweep English
- multisweep English
- outsweep English
- oversweep English
- portsweep English
- sweep English
- sweepage English
- sweepback English
- sweepboat English
- sweepboats English
- sweeper English
- sweepest English
- sweepeth English
- sweeplike English
- sweepstake English
- sweepwasher English
- sweepy English
- unsweepable English
- upsweep English
- sweep Portuguese
- swepen Middle English