TRANSPORTABLE Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

transportable

adjective

Definition of transportable

as in transferable

capable of being taken from one place to another by public carrier you'll need to see if that food is transportable overseas before you send boxes of it to your relatives in the military

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Recent Examples of transportable The company is developing factory-built, transportable microreactors intended to be installed closer to customers rather than relying exclusively on large centralized generating stations. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 The show’s musicians traveled about the stage with as much cordless choreography as the dancers, on a wrap-around LED set that was about as impressive in its transportable way as Las Vegas’ Sphere. — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 Metal cornhole sets are weather-resistant and transportable but can be slippery. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 These poached shrimp are packed with flavor and are easily transportable in a zip-top bag nestled in your cooler. — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 4 July 2026 She's got to be at mid-size, but not huge; portable, transportable, that kind of thing. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026 These are easily transportable works, but certainly not marketable in broad daylight, and they cannot be dismembered like the jewels in the Louvre. — Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026 Many of the systems used to deploy such weaponry are small and easily transportable, so tracking them down is not easy. — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 The radar system for THAADs is the AN/TPY-2 transportable radar, manufactured by Raytheon. — Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026

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transferable

Adjective

Prize is non-transferable and no cash substitution is permitted.

— Sponsored content, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
Eventually, nearly 40 states and some 80 countries and territories were offering film incentives in the form of transferable tax credits, grants or rebates.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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