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Protractile

Protractile \Pro*tract"ile\, a. Capable of being protracted, or protruded; protrusile.

Wiktionary
protractile

a. That can be protracted (as a cat's claws)

WordNet
protractile

adj. able to be extended; "protractile muscle" [syn: protractible]

Usage examples of "protractile".

Which move, however, made sense, since a ship was most vulnerable in the moment that it cut the main drive and shifted its entire mass onto protractile supports.