portable

Example Sentences

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Peterborough's Hampton Vale Primary Academy plans to install a portable pop-up pool in its playground by the Easter term, so about 400 pupils can have swimming lessons.

From BBC

On a kayaking trip in Belize, a tour leader discovered that she couldn’t light her portable cooking stove.

From The Wall Street Journal

Oliver continues to watch cartoons on a portable screen, oblivious to the potential importance of what's just happened.

From BBC

In the summer, I have a portable air-conditioning unit but so far I haven’t had to use it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jonas, who advised top Pentagon officials on nonproliferation, agreed, noting that such portable weapons need to be maintained and updated, and degrade over time.

From Reuters