Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Carried or moved with ease.
- adjective Capable of being transferred from one employer to another. Used of an employee benefit.
- adjective Computers Relating to or being software that can run on two or more kinds of computers or with two or more kinds of operating systems.
- adjective Obsolete Bearable; endurable.
- noun Something, such as a light or small typewriter, that can be carried or moved with ease.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being carried in the hand or about the person; capable of being carried or transported from place to place; easily carried or conveyed.
- Supportable; tolerable.
- Capable of carrying or transporting.
- Accessible (?).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being borne or carried; easily transported; conveyed without difficulty.
- adjective obsolete Possible to be endured; supportable.
- adjective See under
Forge . - adjective See under
Steam engine .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Able to be
carried or easilymoved . - adjective computing Of
software , able to be run on multiplehardware oroperating systems . - noun A portable
toilet ; a self-containedouthouse . - noun Any
temporary building that is portable, especially one located at a school. - noun video games A
hand-held video gaming device. - noun computing a
portable computer
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull
- noun a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried
- adjective easily or conveniently transported
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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During this year's earthquake in Japan, UPS set up what it called a portable warehouse to store aid goods out in the field.
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CINCINNATI -- Blue Ash police have arrested a man after finding what they call a portable meth lab.
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CINCINNATI -- Blue Ash police have arrested a man after finding what they call a portable meth lab.
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As I've read Finn's book, I am amazed at how well it explains my experiences as a bilingual educator who often found himself in portable buildings with his class.
Miguel Guhlin: Nurture Human Talents Miguel Guhlin 2010
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When the new handheld system went on sale last year, Sony hailed it as a step forward in portable gaming.
Sony Cuts PSP Go Price in Japan Daisuke Wakabayashi 2010
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I'm not completely anti-PortableApps (I have Firefox, WinMerge, and OO. o from them), but the fact that a very large proportion of their apps were already portable is a big pet peeve of mine.
Lifehacker Pack 2009: Essential Free Windows Downloads | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Wow I tend to find that the only people who are interested in portable software are geeks and thus have no need for me to give them anything.
Turn Thumb Drives Into Feature-Packed Giveaway Drives | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Mirasol will also compete with organic light-emitting displays (OLEDS) and possibly e-ink technology used in portable readers.
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On the tarmac nearby, relief workers from Mexico slept under the stars, their sniffer dogs lolling in portable kennels.
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I came across thousands of people queued up, some sitting in portable chairs, some carrying food from the commissary, some drifting to sleep.
A Visit To A Loan Modification Marathon The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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