retractable

See also: rétractable

English

retract +‎ -able

retractable (not comparable)

Capable of being retracted; retractile.
- 1960 February, “The first of London's new Piccadilly Line trains is delivered”, in Trains Illustrated, page 94:
  Features such as trackless doors, mercury-type door interlocks, roof-mounted door fault indicator lights, rubber window glazing, improved retractable shoegear and a modified electro-pneumatic brake system designed to facilitate maintenance and improve reliability, which have proved their worth on the prototype trains, are continued in the new stock.
- 2021 May 19, David Clough, “Swiss precision meets UK growth”, in RAIL, number 931, page 57:
  He says the company's FLIRT design, in particular its retractable steps, provides greater accessibility, while the technology is highly innovative and reliable.

capable of being retracted

Catalan: retractable (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 伸缩自如的
Finnish: sisäänvedettävä
French: rétractable (fr) m or f, rétractile (fr) m or f
German: einziehbar (de)
Italian: retrattile (it), rientrabile, retraibile, ritrattabile
Manx: yn-chraplaghey, yn-hirkaghey, yn-yrjaghey
Russian: втя́гивающийся (ru) (vtjágivajuščijsja), убира́ющийся (ru) (ubirájuščijsja)
Swedish: infällbar, indragbar

retractable (plural retractables)

A retractable pen.
- 1979 October 12, Douglas Adams, chapter 21, in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, London: Pan Books, →ISBN:
  Somewhere in the cosmos, he said, […] there was also a planet entirely given over to Biro life forms. […] Veet Voogajig suddenly claimed to have found this planet, and to have worked there for a while driving a limousine for a family of cheap green retractables […]

retractar +‎ -able

retractable (masculine and feminine plural retractables)