Portacabin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A prefabricated hut that is transportable, often used as an office or for storage.

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From the trademark Portakabin, itself from portable cabin.

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