man-portable
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5.1
- adjective
- /mænˈpɔːrtəbl/
- Specialized
:
portátil
- This man-portable projector is lightweight enough for one person to carry easily.
Examples
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The man-portable communication device allowed the team to stay in touch while moving through the forest.
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Man-portable nukes have been available since the late 1950s.
Blog text (29) -
This includes small arms and light weapons (SA/LW), unexploded ordnance, cluster munitions, landmines, man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), and other types of conventional weapons.
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The soldiers used a man-portable missile launcher during the training exercise.
Synonyms
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2.9
Easy to carry or move because it is small and light
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3.7
Able to be moved or carried from one place to another
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4.2
Very light and easy to carry, like small laptops and phones
Easy to carry by one person
Small and light enough to carry easily, often about musical instruments
How Portable
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3.2
35
3.7
- Specialized
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5.1
157
2.9
35
2.3
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2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Man-portable joins man ('a person') and portable (from a part that means 'to carry'), and you can see the same part in porter, someone who carries bags. So man-portable means light or small enough for one person to carry.