RETRACTABLE

retractable

(adjective) capable of being retracted; “retractable landing gear”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

retractable (not comparable)

Capable of being retracted; retractile.

Noun

retractable (plural retractables)

A retractable pen.

Somewhere in the cosmos, he said, […] there was also a planet entirely given over to Biro life forms. […] Veet Voogajig suddenly claimed to have found this planet, and to have worked there for a while driving a limousine for a family of cheap green retractables […]

Source: Wiktionary


Re*tract"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rétractable.]

Definition: Capable of being retracted; retractile.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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