portable toilet
portable toilet noun: a movable toilet, particularly a portable outhouse used where other lavatories are unavailable (as at a construction site) or insufficient (as at special events).

Noun
portable toilet (plural portable toilets)
- A movable toilet, particularly a portable outhouse used where other lavatories are unavailable (as at a construction site) or insufficient (as at special events).
- The 0812 Huddersfield-Sheffield service struck the stabiliser leg of a lorry being used to take away portable toilets after local repair work.2021 December 29, “Network News: RAIB: tighten up supervision after 27mph train sideswipe incident”, in RAIL, number 947, page 8
- Synonyms:
- portapotty, porta-potty, portajohn, portaloo, port-o-john, port-o-potty, portalet, port-o-let, bathroom
Synonyms of portable toilet
Forms of portable toilet
| plural | portable toilets |
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Questions about portable toilet
- What does portable toilet mean?
- Portable toilet means a movable toilet, particularly a portable outhouse used where other lavatories are unavailable (as at a construction site) or insufficient (as at special events).
- What part of speech is portable toilet?
- Portable toilet is a noun.
- What is the plural of portable toilet?
- The plural of portable toilet is portable toilets.
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