relocatableadj.
/ˌriːlə(ʊ)ˈkeɪtəbl/, U.S. /ˌriˈloʊˌkeɪdəb(ə)l/ Capable of being relocated (in various senses). Also of a person: able to relocate.
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the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [adjective] > in a different position > able to be
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > finding or discovery > [adjective] > found or discovered > able to be > again
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1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It xli. 290 At midnight..the ledge would be ‘relocatable’.
1911 Colombia Law Rev. 11 732 The right..would prevail over anyone who relocated the ground on the first of January, the time in which it is made relocatable by statute.
1954 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 1 Apr. 16/6 The Navy proposes to bring 50 relocatable housing units from Hawthorne to the navy base at Fallon.
1979 Personal Computer World Nov. 69 (advt.) Relocatable linkable output.
1998 Gay Times Aug. 23/4 (advt.) Relocatable, masculine, 37, tall, slim, n/s, seeks friend, possibly commitment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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