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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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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

Portakabin, the York-based firm that has been synonymous with prefab buildings for 60 years, has been at the frontline since mid-February, delivering many of the emergency structures.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 7, 2020

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

He says the wooden Portakabin they use as a club leaks when it rains and needs funding, but so far they haven't been given much.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2013

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