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container storage unit (Alexander Demidov); container unit (Alexander Demidov); portacabin (A portable building, or demountable building (Australian English), is a building designed and built to be movable rather than permanently located. A common modern design is sometimes called a modular building, but portable buildings can be different in that they are more often used temporarily and taken away later. ... In both Australia and the United Kingdom, the word "demountable" in particular refers to portable classrooms. In the United Kingdom the words "portakabin", "portacabin", "bunkabin" and "terrapin" are commonly used to describe these buildings. WAD Aelred) |
