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portable

[pawr-tuh-buhl, pohr-] / ˈpɔr tə bəl, ˈpoʊr- /


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Peterborough's Hampton Vale Primary Academy plans to install a portable pop-up pool in its playground by the Easter term, so about 400 pupils can have swimming lessons.

From BBC

On a kayaking trip in Belize, a tour leader discovered that she couldn’t light her portable cooking stove.

From The Wall Street Journal

Oliver continues to watch cartoons on a portable screen, oblivious to the potential importance of what's just happened.

From BBC

In the summer, I have a portable air-conditioning unit but so far I haven’t had to use it.

From The Wall Street Journal

My writing and consulting work was portable, and there was something right about the idea of my husband and me creating a new life together.

From Los Angeles Times