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Portakabin

British  
/ ˈpɔːtəˌkæbɪn /

noun

  1. a portable building quickly set up for use as a temporary office, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Health bosses have admitted they still don’t know when a delayed new hospital ward made up of buildings supplied by the firm Portakabin will open.

From BBC Nov. 1, 2024

In April, nine Portakabin buildings were delivered to the site and were being fitted out as a temporary community facility.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2023

The story of how they built their empire from a Portakabin in Stoke-on-Trent is the stuff of industry legend.

From The Guardian Nov. 24, 2018

Very few of them have had to change in a Portakabin or in the toilets.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2015

Arriving at the Feyenoord stadium, the massive iron gates are pulled back to let the coaches through and we are all directed to a Portakabin to get our passes for the night.

From The Guardian Sep. 24, 2014

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