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mobile unit

American  

noun

  1. 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.

  2. 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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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

The company had two engineers at LoanDepot Park, and they redirected cables from the mobile unit to MLB’s connection point from Bally’s.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 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

EU antitrust regulators on Monday accepted concessions from Deutsche Telekom's Czech mobile unit, 02 Czech and Czech telecoms infrastructure provider Cetin to ensure competition in the Czech Republic and ended their investigation.

From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2022

The mobile unit pulls up beside us, and the crew scrambles for cameras and equipment to capture this beehive of activity.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman