mobile unit
Americannoun
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a vehicle supplied with the basic equipment or materials necessary for a particular purpose, as for televising on location or being used as an x-ray or inoculation clinic.
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a transceiver in a vehicle or carried by a person.
Etymology
Origin of mobile unit
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Starlink has been developing a mobile unit, striking agreements to use its satellites to provide limited service on phones for subscribers of carriers when they are in remote areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
According to local news reports, the city had already adopted numerous reforms, including overhauling its Taser policy and creating a mobile unit that responds to behavioral crisis-related calls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
But, U.S. officials said the 12th Marine Regiment currently on Okinawa will transform into a smaller, more rapidly mobile unit — the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
With his mobile unit, Bein can measure particulate matter in the air, take samples back to his lab and then determine their toxicology and chemical compositions.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2022
Starting the second week of class, on Thursday afternoons, the teenage kids caught a bus to the school district main offices for Quang-ha's appointment in Dell Duke's windowless mobile unit.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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