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protractible

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pro·trac·tile  (pr-trktl, -tl, pr-) also pro·tract·i·ble (-t-bl)
adj.
That can be protracted; extensible: protractile limbs and claws.
protrac·tili·ty (prtrk-tl-t) n.
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Adj.1.protractible - able to be extended; "protractile muscle"
protractile
extensible, extensile - capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out; "an extensile tongue"; "an extensible measuring rule"
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He briefly duetted with support star Sheryl Crow on Honky Tonk Women, and there was an exhilarating interlude when a huge protractible bridge deposited the band on a platform in the middle of the crowd where they recreated the cramped confines of their earliest arenas.
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