get-at-able
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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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
Here are the stables; I had them put as far from the house as possible, and yet get-at-able.
From At Love's Cost by Garvice, Charles
Whether it shall be squared, or oblong with oval ends, depends upon tastes; by all means it should be get-at-able.
From The Complete Home by Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)
This timber will be a very important factor in the coming development of Prairie Canada to the south, and fortunately, too, it is most get-at-able.
From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans
This interferes somewhat with the accessibility of the various parts, but great ingenuity has been manifested in making the parts readily get-at-able in case of necessity for repairs or alterations.
From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster
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