Meanings
comparative more transportable · superlative most transportable
- Capable of being transported; easily moved.
Synonyms: carriable, portatile, shiftable, bearable, carriable, fieldable, grab-and-go, handcarried
- datednot comparableIncurring the punishment of transportation or exile to another place.
a transportable offence
plural transportables
- AustraliaA semi-permanent building, such as a portable classroom in a school, or accommodation for fly-in fly-out workers.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCapable of being transported; easily moved.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecapable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
- Proto-Italic*trāns
- Proto-Italic*trāns-
- Latintrāns-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*pr̥téh₂
- Proto-Italic*portā
- Proto-Italic*portāō
- Latinportō
- Latintrānsportāre
- Old Frenchtransporter
- Middle Englishtransporten
- Englishtransport
- Englishtransportable
Translations
Catalan transportable
- transportableCapable of being transported; easily moved
French transportable
- transportableCapable of being transported; easily moved
German transportabel
- transportabelCapable of being transported; easily moved
Hebrew יָבִיל
- יָבִיל (yavil)Capable of being transported; easily moved
Italian trasportabile
- trasportabileCapable of being transported; easily moved
Portuguese transportável
- transportávelCapable of being transported; easily moved
Spanish transportable
- transportableCapable of being transported; easily moved
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with transportable
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transportable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transportable
“transportable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transportable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transportable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transportable.
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