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transportable

adj
/tɹænˈspɔː(ɹ)təb(ə)l/UK/tɹænsˈpɔɹtəbəl/US

Etymology

From transport + -able.

  1. derived from trānsportō
  2. derived from transporter — “carry or convey across”
  3. inherited from transporten
  4. suffixed as transportable — “transport + able”

Definitions

  1. Capable of being transported

    Capable of being transported; easily moved.

  2. Incurring the punishment of transportation or exile to another place.

    • a transportable offence

  3. A semi-permanent building, such as a portable classroom in a school, or accommodation for…

    A semi-permanent building, such as a portable classroom in a school, or accommodation for fly-in fly-out workers.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A portable computer or telephone.

      • In some cases, the heavier transportables are replacing desktop PC models — but they are not leaving the office.

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Derived

transportability

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for transportable. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA