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Portakabin

UK/ˈpɔːtəkabɪn/

Portakabin noun: a type of mobile building.

portakabin: a type of mobile building
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Noun

Portakabin (plural Portakabins)

  1. A type of mobile building.
    • In this case study the topic for discussion was the reduction of car parking spaces due to the erection of a Portakabin for contract workers.2002, Malcolm Martin, Tricia Jackson, Personnel Practice, CIPD Publishing, →ISBN
    • ‘He says the Portakabin's pretty much empty. Plans and files were removed to the Southampton office a week ago so they'd be available to prospective punters.2008, Minette Walters, Acid Row, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN

Forms of Portakabin

pluralPortakabins

Origin of Portakabin

Trademark, from porta- + a variant of cabin.

Words formed from Portakabin

Questions about Portakabin

What does Portakabin mean?
Portakabin means a type of mobile building.
What part of speech is Portakabin?
Portakabin is a noun.
How do you pronounce Portakabin?
Portakabin is pronounced /ˈpɔːtəkabɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of Portakabin?
The plural of Portakabin is Portakabins.

Words near Portakabin in the dictionary

  1. portagues
  2. portainer
  3. portainers
  4. portajohn
  5. portajohns
  6. Portakabin
  7. Portakabins
  8. portal
  9. portal hypertension
  10. portal rendering
  11. portal site

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