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Portakabin
/ ˈpɔːtəˌkæbɪn /
noun
- a portable building quickly set up for use as a temporary office, etc
Example Sentences
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.
In April, nine Portakabin buildings were delivered to the site and were being fitted out as a temporary community facility.
And while O'Connor admits the training ground is like 'Portakabin city' due to the number of temporary buildings now in use, it is a reminder of where the vision - and the finance - provided by lifelong fan Matthew Benham has taken them.
"Our boathouse is a couple of shipping containers and a Portakabin, compared to Cambridge University's," he says.
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.
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