About The Word Portable
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Portable
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What's The Definition Of Portable?
[n] a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried
[adj] of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull; "a portable outboard motor" [adj] easily or conveniently transported; "a portable television set" Synonyms | Synonyms for Portable: movable | outboard | take-away | takeout Related Terms | Find terms related to Portable: assignable | carriable | communicable | compact | conductive | consignable | contagious | convenient | conveyable | expressable | handy | impartable | interchangeable | light | lightweight | little | mailable | manageable | metathetic | movable | pocket | pocket-sized | portative | removable | small | transferable | transfusable | transmissible | transmissive | transmittable | transportable | transportative | transposable | vest-pocket | wieldy See Also | typewriter Portable In Webster's Dictionary \Port"a*ble\, a. [L. portabilis, fr. portare to carry:
cf. F. portable. See {Port} demeanor.]
1. Capable of being borne or carried; easily transported;
conveyed without difficulty; as, a portable bed, desk,
engine. --South.
2. Possible to be endured; supportable. [Obs.]
How light and portable my pain seems now! --Shak.
{Portable forge}. See under {Forge}.
{Portable steam engine}. See under {Steam engine}.
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