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Portakabin|ˈpɔətəˌkæbɪn| Also portacabin [f. portable a. + kabin altered f. cabin n.] The proprietary name of a make of portable building. Cf. portable a. 1 d.
1963Trade Marks Jrnl. 4 Dec. 1742/1 Portakabin B 851, 268. Buildings (not being fixed metal structures) and parts thereof included in Class 19. Portasilo Limited, Blue Bridge Lane, York..; Manufacturers. 1975Times 23 Sept. 6/1 The Portakabin which served as his drawing office. 1977‘R. Rostand’ Killing in Rome xiii. 69 A large Portakabin, set on concrete blocks at the edge of the apron..the head office of Essex Air Ltd. 1979Jrnl. R. Soc. Arts July 500/1 We created an artists' village—a collection of portacabins used in arctic oil exploration. |