demountablen.
/ˌdiːˈmaʊntəbl/, U.S. /dəˈmaʊn(t)əbəl/, /diˈmaʊn(t)əbəl/ An object which is demountable; spec. (formerly) a rim which is detachable, along with the tyre, from the wheel of a motor vehicle; (now) a building which may be dismantled and reassembled.
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1909 Motor Age 7 Jan. 22/1 In seeking for demountables the majority is not carried away with the quickest rim on the market.
1942 Archit. Forum Feb. 81/1 The construction of 42,000 demountables in six months.
1996 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 22 Mar. 10/6 Housing Minister Ray Connor..pledged to relieve the situation by building demountables.
2002 Daily Tel. 12 June 19/7 Temporary huts—variously known as mobiles, terrapins and demountables—are an abomination.
2009 Mojo Sept. 20/2 Alienated in Essex, she found allies who turned demountables from haulage vehicles into a rehearsal space.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
demountableadj.
/ˌdiːˈmaʊntəbl/, U.S. /dəˈmaʊn(t)əbəl/, /diˈmaʊn(t)əbəl/ 1. That can be separated from its mount or setting; spec. designating a rim which is detachable, along with the tyre, from the wheel of a motor vehicle (disused). Also: readily dismantled and reassembled (cf. sense 2). Cf. dismountable adj.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > [adjective] > taken apart > able to be taken apart
dismountable1711
demountable1904
take-apart1904
1904 Horseless Age 30 Nov. 547/2 The limousine proper is made up in a variety of different shapes, and either in detachable or permanent form. If detachable, the body is called demountable.
1907 Automobile 28 Nov. 799/2 The Diamond Company has produced a demountable rim, in which the stay bolts and valve stem come flush with the surface of the rim.
1928 Pop. Mech. Mar. 123/1 It is a good plan to have a small bench vise of the demountable kind.
1928 Boys' Life May 58/3 (advt.) This famous scale monoplane..flies equally well by adding an extra pair of our patented demountable wings.
1940 Life 5 Aug. 4 I recognize this Ford as a 1914 Model T which has been equipped with demountable rim wheels.
1941 Nature 19 Apr. 481/1 Irradiation was carried out by means of a demountable X-ray tube.
1985 Trucking Internat. May 23/3 The container body is also completely demountable from the chassis.
1999 Manufacturing Managem. June 30/3 Being demountable, the panels can also be repositioned to meet changing requirements.
2009 Independent 29 Oct. (Life section) 14/2 The Sackler Library looks eerily like a demountable backdrop from Mel Brooks's satirical film, History of the World: Part I.
2. Designating a building constructed from prefabricated sections, and designed to be dismantled and reassembled so that it may be relocated.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > [adjective] > qualities of building generally
substantious1529
lightsome1548
standing1624
substantial1624
prospectless1656
light1765
pukka1777
low-browed1810
tavernous1866
barrack-like1915
demountable1939
1939 Washington Post 6 Aug. v. 9/1 Bid will be received separately on Prefabricated Demountable Buildings and Buildings Erected in Place.
1942 Amer. Observer 26 Jan. 2/1 The entire production capacity of the prefabricated house-building industry..will all be used in the program calling for 42,000 demountable homes for defense areas.
1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 16 Nov. 8/4 Leaky demountable classrooms like huts.
2003 Independent 24 July (Review section) 4/2 The camps, which consist of a collection of demountable huts, have pool tables, satellite television and a ‘wet mess’, or bar. There is, however, little time for leisure.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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