Portacabin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Portacabin is a noun meaning A prefabricated hut that is transportable, often used as an office or for storage.
Meaning
A prefabricated hut that is transportable, often used as an office or for storage.
Example Sentences
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.
We have done our portacabin out with balloons, paper chains and “Support troop is One Step Beyond.” It looks all Christmassy, with the snow, it is quite good.
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.
Word Forms
- portacabins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include port-a-cabin, cabana, cabinette, portable, camp, cabin.
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