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
Canadian firm Prodigy Clean Energy has announced the completion of a two-year R&D program designed to advance its transportable microreactor technology.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Reliable, transportable, familiar.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
On the other hand, naval reactors are transportable and intended to be installed in warships.
—New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026
Anyone on your list will appreciate these sweet-smelling (and highly transportable) mini perfumes with notes of florals, spice, wood, musk, and more.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
In cases like these, a storage cart with wheels makes storing the detergent, bleach, and other easy and transportable from the house to the garage.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Last year, Harrison Bardwell, the farm’s ninth-generation proprietor, was selling thousands of pounds of cucumbers at a time, transportable by pallet and forklift.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Reliable, transportable, familiar.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
On the other hand, naval reactors are transportable and intended to be installed in warships.
—New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026
Anyone on your list will appreciate these sweet-smelling (and highly transportable) mini perfumes with notes of florals, spice, wood, musk, and more.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
In cases like these, a storage cart with wheels makes storing the detergent, bleach, and other easy and transportable from the house to the garage.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Last year, Harrison Bardwell, the farm’s ninth-generation proprietor, was selling thousands of pounds of cucumbers at a time, transportable by pallet and forklift.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transportable
transferable
Adjective
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Under this system, synthetic methane created from non-fossil energy sources can receive transferable certificates that recognize its contribution to CO2 neutrality.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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Prize is not transferable, and no substitution may be made, except by CBS who reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of equal or greater value if the prize or portion of the prize is not available for any reason as determined by the CBS in its sole discretion.—
CBS News Philadelphia Staff,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Transportable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transportable. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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