portacabin
portacabin noun: a prefabricated hut that is transportable, often used as an office or for storage.
Noun
portacabin (plural portacabins)
- A prefabricated hut that is transportable, often used as an office or for storage.
- It was a standard port-a-cabin, twenty by twelve feet, with two small beds at either end, two lockers, and a table and chair between them.2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 55
- At least I'm not in a portacabin. Whenever I find myself heading towards a peripheral portacabin, I experience the same visceral feeling that the French aristocrats had when they rode the tumbrels to Madame Guillotine.2007, S.A.S.: Special Ace Supply (teacher), Quick Brown Fox Publication, →ISBN, page 11
Forms of portacabin
| plural | portacabins |
|---|---|
| alternative form | port-a-cabin |
Origin of portacabin
From the trademark Portakabin, itself from portable cabin.
Questions about portacabin
- What does portacabin mean?
- Portacabin means a prefabricated hut that is transportable, often used as an office or for storage.
- What part of speech is portacabin?
- Portacabin is a noun.
- What is the plural of portacabin?
- The plural of portacabin is portacabins.
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