portable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried
  2. adjective easily or conveniently transported
    • a portable television set
  3. adjective satellite of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull
    • a portable outboard motor

WordNet

Port"a*ble adjective
Etymology
L. portabilis, fr. portare to carry: cf. F. portable. See Port demeanor.
Definitions
  1. Capable of being borne or carried; easily transported; conveyed without difficulty; as, a portable bed, desk, engine. South.
  2. Possible to be endured; supportable. Obs.
    How light and portable my pain seems now! Shak.

Webster 1913