get-at-able
Britishadjective
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Some $3 trillion of get-at-able minerals are thought to lie under a country bigger than France, Germany and Spain combined, equivalent roughly to $1m for each of nearly 3m Mongolians.
From Economist ● Oct. 9, 2014
Modern instructive works by such masters as Sevčik, Eberhardt and others have made technical problems more clearly and concisely get-at-able than did the older methods.
From Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers by Frederick Herman Martens
Every portion of furnace chamber, flues, shafts, and conduits for hot and cold air must be "get-at-able" either by means of manholes or by long brushes.
From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Robert Owen Allsop
The ammunition supply, now abundant, thanks to Harley Greenoak and the bravery of the express-riders, was securely disposed, and, at the same time, readily get-at-able.
From Harley Greenoak's Charge by Bertram Mitford
Look much at Dr. H.'s paper of directions—put my tickets in every conceivable place, that they may be get-at-able, and finish by losing them entirely.
From Hospital Sketches by Louisa May Alcott
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