Portosann.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːtəsan/, U.S.

/ˈpɔrdəˌsæn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Porto- , sanitation n.

Etymology: < Porto- (alteration of porta- comb. form; compare -o- connective) + san- (in sanitation n.).

Originally and chiefly U.S.

A small prefabricated unit containing a toilet, designed for easy transportation and temporary installation, esp. outdoors, as on a work site or at an open-air public event. Cf. Portaloo n., Porta Potti n.A proprietary name in the United States.

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1973 Amer. Speech 1969 44 238 On a recent trip on the East Coast he became amused at the names stenciled on the portable toilets on construction sites and in a short time had collected the following:..Port-o-san [etc.].

1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 15 Aug. b1 I did things like discuss the hourly sewage capacities of the individual Port-o-san unit every day.

1991 Time 27 Feb. 73/2 Jim Morrison's grave site pulls in the biggest crowds: pilgrims, rockophiles, ragged hippies who look as if they stepped out of a Woodstock Portosan 20 years too late.

2003 N. Rush Mortals xiv. 154 There had been some sideplay around the discovery that the two Portosans hired for the occasion had been delivered in a locked condition.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	portosan
释义	Portosann. Brit. /ˈpɔːtəsan/, U.S. /ˈpɔrdəˌsæn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Porto- , sanitation n. Etymology: < Porto- (alteration of porta- comb. form; compare -o- connective) + san- (in sanitation n.). Originally and chiefly U.S. A small prefabricated unit containing a toilet, designed for easy transportation and temporary installation, esp. outdoors, as on a work site or at an open-air public event. Cf. Portaloo n., Porta Potti n.A proprietary name in the United States. ΚΠ 1973 Amer. Speech 1969 44 238 On a recent trip on the East Coast he became amused at the names stenciled on the portable toilets on construction sites and in a short time had collected the following:..Port-o-san [etc.]. 1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 15 Aug. b1 I did things like discuss the hourly sewage capacities of the individual Port-o-san unit every day. 1991 Time 27 Feb. 73/2 Jim Morrison's grave site pulls in the biggest crowds: pilgrims, rockophiles, ragged hippies who look as if they stepped out of a Woodstock Portosan 20 years too late. 2003 N. Rush Mortals xiv. 154 There had been some sideplay around the discovery that the two Portosans hired for the occasion had been delivered in a locked condition. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1973
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