Portaloo
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A portable toilet. UK
"The valleys and hillsides looked pretty chewed up by all the maneuvers, portaloos dotted the landscape, but the fauna seemed to appreciate the fact that the U.S. Army—unlike the Bavarian hunters outside the box—were shooting blanks."
Example
More examples"The valleys and hillsides looked pretty chewed up by all the maneuvers, portaloos dotted the landscape, but the fauna seemed to appreciate the fact that the U.S. Army—unlike the Bavarian hunters outside the box—were shooting blanks."
Etymology
From a trademark of Portakabin Ltd, based on portable and loo.
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