reusable

adjective

re·​us·​able (ˌ)rē-ˈyü-zə-bəl How to pronounce reusable (audio)
: capable of being used again or repeatedly

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Musk and Bezos were motivated by the same goal: to enable humanity to move into the stars by lowering the cost of reaching space with reusable rockets. Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 Musk's goal is for the SpaceX vehicle, which is composed of both the 165-foot Starship spacecraft itself and the 232-foot Super Heavy rocket, to be a fully reusable system that can transport humans and cargo to Earth's orbit, the moon, Mars and back. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025 While the spacecraft is designed to be fully reusable, SpaceX has not yet made any attempts to capture a returning Starship or, for that matter, a Falcon 9 upper stage. William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025 Musk's ultimate goal of reaching Mars hinges on the success of Starship, which aims to serve as a fully reusable space transportation system. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reusable 

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reusable was in 1943

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“Reusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reusable. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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reusable

adjective
re·​us·​able (ˈ)rē-ˈyü-zə-bəl How to pronounce reusable (audio)
: capable of being used again or repeatedly

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