mobile unit

noun
1.
a vehicle supplied with the basic equipment or materials necessary for a particular purpose, as for televising on location or being used as an x-ray or inoculation clinic.
2.
a transceiver in a vehicle or carried by a person.

Origin:
1930–35

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Main Entry:  mobile unit1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a handheld or portable transceiver or receiver; a portable telephone; any portable device
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Mobile unit is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Main Entry:  mobile unit2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a small military division that may be deployed independently of the army
Main Entry:  mobile unit3
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a vehicle used to tour or patrol an area, such as a broadcasting van (also called mobile production unit)
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Example sentences
The exhibition will be presented in a mobile unit format with a goal of
  reaching one hundred venues over a twelve month period.
Activities offered by the mobile unit attracts students.
The next model coming is a large mobile unit for emergency purposes.
The mobile unit shall comply with all local parking laws.
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