"portacabin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: portacabins [plural]
Etymology: From the trademark Portakabin, itself from portable cabin. Head templates: {{en-noun}} portacabin (plural portacabins)
  1. A prefabricated hut that is transportable, often used as an office or for storage. Synonyms: port-a-cabin

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Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 55:",
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          "ref": "2009, Julian Beirne, Diary of a Sapper, Julian Beirne, →ISBN, page 298:",
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