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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
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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