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 vessel is built for ease of deployment and logistics, with the entire platform transportable in a single 40-foot container.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 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
The Bromley 750 carries on that legacy by also being fully transportable with its wheeled design.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 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
The Bromley 750 carries on that legacy by also being fully transportable with its wheeled design.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transportable
transferable
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The best outcomes occur when owners build their companies with exit readiness in mind, creating clean financials, transferable systems, and leadership structures that reduce dependence on the founder.—
John Hall,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Nobel Prizes are not transferable.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Transportable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transportable. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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