Portaloo

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

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"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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