adj Possible to live through or come through safely.
- The conditions they are living in are harsh but survivable.
adj Able to survive an attack, particularly a nuclear one.
- I think that what we found is that our command and control needs to be more survivable,” said Col. Robert S. McChrystal, commander of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, which is based in Vilseck, Germany, near the Czech border.
— Helene Cooper, NATO Puts on a Show of Force in the Shadow of Russia’s War (2024)
- In order for a weapon system to be an effective deterrent it must be highly survivable. Weapon systems based in the world's ocean waters are the most survivable systems.
— Naval Engineers Journal (1972)
