lockable

[lok-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being locked; lock; fitted with a lock.

   The car has a lockable glove compartment.

Other Word Forms

• lockability noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lockable¹

First recorded in 1890–95; lock ¹ + -able

Example Sentences

It also said trans people can be excluded from competitive sport "when necessary for reasons of safety or fair competition", and gave an example of how some services might be able to adapt to "offer toilets in individual lockable rooms to be used by both sexes".

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"I always thought that was particularly odd because he was adamant that the door was lockable and he only tried 50% of the lock," he said.

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However, the guidance says where possible mixed-sex toilets or changing facilities should be provided, with lockable rooms intended to be used by one person at a time, in addition to single-sex facilities.

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He began refining an idea for a lockable pouch and started building prototypes using materials he sourced from a hardware store.

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The doctor said that the changing room would ideally have individual, lockable changing cubicles to give people more privacy.

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