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adj
Capable of being transported; easily moved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: carriable, portatile, shiftable, bearable, fieldable, grab-and-go, handcarried, portable, portative, totable, transportable
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Incurring the punishment of transportation or exile to another place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A semi-permanent building, such as a portable classroom in a school, or accommodation for fly-in fly-out workers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A portable computer or telephone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: movable, moveable, transferable, transferrable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh2 Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh2 Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portō Latin trānsportāreder. Old French transporterbor. Middle English transporten English transport Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English transportable From transport + -able.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
