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Capable of being borne or carried; easily transported; conveyed without difficulty; as, a portable bed, desk, engine.

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  1. a. Capable of being borne or carried; easily transported; conveyed without difficulty; as, a portable bed, desk, engine.
  2. a. Possible to be endured; supportable.
  3. adj. easily or conveniently transported
  4. adj. of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull
  5. n. a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried
  6. 1. Capable of being borne or carried; easily transported; conveyed without difficulty; as, a portable bed, desk, engine. South. 2. Possible to be endured; supportable. [Obs.] How light and portable my pain seems now! Shak. Portable forge. See under Forge. -- Portable steam engine. See under Steam engine.
  7. j:94/n:6 n. a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried a. easily or conveniently transported s. of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull