collapsible
or col·laps·a·ble
[kuh-lap-suh-buh l]
- capable of collapsing or of being collapsed, as for carrying or storing.
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- something that is collapsible: The auditorium chairs are collapsibles that store easily.
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Origin of collapsible
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Examples from the Web for collapsible
Contemporary Examples
INSIDER TIP: Bring a collapsible sports chair and (try to) leave room for pecan pie and bread pudding.
Mandatory seat belts, laminated windshield glass, collapsible steering wheels and air bags followed.
Sachi Collapsible Insulated Basket Technically, this is not a piece of kitchen equipment.
My father carried a rucksack, a Tommy gun, lots of spare rounds of ammunition, various grenades and a collapsible bicycle.
Historical Examples
Their guest unfolded joint by joint like a collapsible rule.
The End of TimeWallace West
The letter explained that this was a collapsible canvas boat.
When Winter Comes to Main StreetGrant Martin Overton
To our dismay he went clean through—it was a collapsible boat!
The body was loaded with Haigh's kit and my kit and a collapsible table.
A Company of TanksW. H. L. Watson
I lengthened the wires of course, and got a long, collapsible pole.
Dorothy Dixon and the Double CousinDorothy Wayne
Word Origin and History for collapsible
adj.
1875, alternative spelling of collapsable.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper