retractable in the PONS Dictionary

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Many of her costumes have incorporated retractable metal claws on the fingertips of her gloves and sometimes on the toes of her boots.
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Retractable-bottom loader buckets are also often used for grading and scraping.
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The ship mounted a retractable crane on the starboard side of the flight deck, just aft of the rear elevator.
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Although all stations are equipped with high-level platforms, trains are equipped with retractable steps and can also serve low-level platforms.
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It was a single-seat, all-metal cantilever low-wing monoplane with retractable tailwheel landing gear, where the mainwheels retracted rearwards into fairings under the wing.
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He accidentally opens a retractable floor with a pool underneath, causing guests to fall in the pool.
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Although fixed, the undercarriage was fitted with a retractable fairing.
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Arm 4 is an elongated tentacle which is retractable.
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The fixed wing floats were replaced by retractable floats, and a nose turret was fitted.
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Yet another variation on the convertible or drop-head coup is the fully retractable hardtop.
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