puncture
noun
the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
puncturable
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a word derived from
puncture.
Example Sentences
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Pity, too, because Ixion says his wheel’s old-fashioned; he wants a new one with pneumatic tyres warranted puncturable, which shows that he is really entering into the spirit of the thing.
From The Casual Ward academic and other oddments by A. D. (Alfred Denis) Godley
