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Meaning of "Portakabin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PORTAKABIN

Portakabin  [ˈpɔːtəˌkæbɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PORTAKABIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Portakabin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PORTAKABIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Portakabin

Portable building

A portable building, or demountable/transportable building, is a building designed and built to be movable rather than permanently located. A common modern design is sometimes called a modular building, but portable buildings can be different in that they are more often used temporarily and taken away later. Portable buildings have been used since prehistoric times. The most familiar modern type of portable buildings are designed so that one can be carried to or from site on a large lorry and slung on and off by a crane.

Definition of Portakabin in the English dictionary

The definition of Portakabin in the dictionary is ® a portable building quickly set up for use as a temporary office, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PORTAKABIN


bilirubin
ˌbɪlɪˈruːbɪn
bin
bɪn
bobbin
ˈbɒbɪn
cabin
ˈkæbɪn
carabin
ˈkærəbɪn
dustbin
ˈdʌstˌbɪn
forecabin
ˈfɔːˌkæbɪn
haemoglobin
ˌhiːməʊˈɡləʊbɪn
hemoglobin
ˌhiːməˈɡləʊbɪn
Jacobin
ˈdʒækəbɪn
might-have-been
ˈmaɪtəvˌbɪn
Reuben
ˈruːbɪn
robbin
ˈrɒbɪn
robin
ˈrɒbɪn
round-robin
ˌraʊndˈrɒbɪn
Ruben
ˈruːbɪn
sabin
ˈsæbɪn
sin-bin
ˈsɪnbɪn
thrombin
ˈθrɒmbɪn
turbine
ˈtɜːbɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PORTAKABIN

Port Talbot
port wine stain
Port-au-Prince
Port-Gentil
Port-Salut
Port.
porta
portabella
portabello
portability
portable
portably
Portadown
portage
portague
portal
portal frame
portal vein
portal-to-portal
Portaloo

WORDS THAT END LIKE PORTAKABIN

arabin
bargain bin
cannabin
deck cabin
dobbin
globin
haptoglobin
Harbin
inhibin
log cabin
nubbin
pedal bin
pressure cabin
pressurized cabin
Rabin
round robin
Scriabin
sin bin
Skryabin
trunk cabin

Synonyms and antonyms of Portakabin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Portakabin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PORTAKABIN

Find out the translation of Portakabin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Portakabin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Portakabin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Portakabin
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Portakabin
570 millions of speakers

English

Portakabin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Portakabin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Portakabin
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Portakabin
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Portakabin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Portakabin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Portakabin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Portakabin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Portakabin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Portakabin
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Portakabin
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Portakabin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Portakabin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Portakabin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोर्टकबिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Portakabin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Portakabin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Portakabin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Portakabin
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Portakabin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Portakabin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Portakabin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Portakabin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

portakabin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Portakabin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PORTAKABIN»

The term «Portakabin» is normally little used and occupies the 111.881 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PORTAKABIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Portakabin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Portakabin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Portakabin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORTAKABIN»

Discover the use of Portakabin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Portakabin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kindergarten Architecture
The design was a joint effort involving the Portakabin technical team headed by development engineer Chris Hogarth, in collaboration with architects Richard Cottrell and Brian Vermeulen and the author. The conventional Portakabin is an ...
Mark Dudek, 2014
2
Google and the Law: Empirical Approaches to Legal Aspects of ...
An unrelated company, Primakabin, sold and let new and second-hand mobile buildings, both its own and those made by Portakabin. In respect of some of the second-hand Portakabin products, the PORTAKABIN trade mark was removed.
Aurelio Lopez-Tarruella, 2012
3
The Falklands & South Georgia Island
They left the sign on the notice- board announcing that it's the 'Saunders Island Hilton'. It may indeed be slightly more luxurious than Stone House Cottage, which dates from 1875, has three bedrooms and accommodates six. Portakabin (first ...
Tony Wheeler, 2004
4
Litigating Intellectual Property Rights Disputes ...
Consider a more complicated variation on this theme, inspired by a trademark controversy which is now before the European Court of Justice. In fact this case is one of the three references from as many member States. The Portakabin v.
Stefania Bariatti, 2010
5
New Scientist
Portakabin Gives you room to grow.... instantly New window layouts to increase planning scope inside. ...superbly tough finish outside... the new Mk V Portakabin range of instant accommodation combines advanced engineering with ...
6
New Scientist
Portakabin Gives you room to grow.... instantly New window layouts to increase planning scope inside. ...superbly tough finish outside... the new Mk V Portakabin range of instant accommodation combines advanced engineering with ...
7
New Scientist
Gives you room to grow.... instantly New window layouts to increase planning scope inside. ...superbly tough finish outside.... the new Mk V Portakabin range of instant accommodation combines advanced engineering with imaginative design .
8
Information Technology Law: The Law and Society
Among the second-hand units it leases are those manufactured by Portakabin. Primakabin was using Portakabin's trade mark to buy Google advertising. Portakabin objected to this as they believed Primakabin were using their brand to  ...
Andrew Murray, 2013
9
New Scientist
Portakabin Gives you room to grow.... instantly New window layouts to increase planning scope inside. ...superbly tough finish outside... the new Mk V Portakabin range of instant accommodation combines advanced engineering with ...
10
The Valley of Hope
Maximum shoved him inside an empty portakabin. 'Swear it to 'em in person, you slimy little cunt. You're about to join 'em,' he said, closing and locking the door. A group of curious rig hands had gathered. They made no move to intervene.
David N. Sanders, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORTAKABIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Portakabin is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Allegations of Fraud At NAFDAC - My Story, Orhii, DG
Those of you who might have visited our Lagos office would have seen that we were operating from a portakabin. Today, we have an edifice at ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Wates and Shepherd agree terms of buyout deal
“In particular, the sale will enable us to further develop the UK and European expansion of our successful Portakabin business.” ... «Scottish Construction Now, Jul 15»
3
Swansea City introduce new blow up 'Snoozeboxes' to help with …
The innovative inflatable structures, a sort of modified portakabin and big enough to fit in a double bed, have been set up pitch-side at the club's ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
'Rockstar' treatment for office buildings
AG Barr, the name behind soft drinks such as Irn-Bru and Tizer, has signed a three-year deal to rent two Solus buildings from Portakabin. «KHL Group, Jul 15»
5
Hanley tearoom owner found 'bomb site' after burglary
"Officers saw the defendant running away from the portakabin. When the owner of the business returned on March 2, the cabins had been ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
6
Eat, drink and be merry: Charles and Camilla enjoy their first day as …
Situated in Ladock at the heart of Cornwall, The Falmouth Arms is a 17th-century pub offering a Portakabin shop and post office on its car park. «Royal Central, Jul 15»
7
Peter Rhodes: Why no-one's rushing for brownfield sites
Suitably alarmed at this experience, I retired to the site office where a joyful lady was was sitting in her portakabin with her sales literature, etc. «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
8
People Just Do Nothing: How BBC3's latest comedy started with a …
Like Chabuddy, Dad had an internet café and worked in a Portakabin." "They're totally self-aware and they know each other so well," says ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
9
T in the Park 2015: Parsonage Choir get T in the Park chant of …
We shared a Portakabin with James Bay, and the dressing rooms opposite belonged to Paloma Faith and Noel Gallagher. By the time we'd ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
10
Hospital Radio Fox £7000 fund raising drive for new equipment
She added: "We started off in a Portakabin and then much later moved to the studio that we occupy today, in Knighton Street. "As time ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Portakabin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/portakabin>. Apr 2024 ».
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