man-portable
One person transportable
Man-portable describes equipment light and compact enough for one person to carry: man-portable missile systems, man-portable radios.
The term appears almost exclusively in military and technical contexts, referring to weapons, communications gear, or other field equipment designed for individual transport rather than vehicle mounting.
Lacking mass or importance
- kilogramsMetric mass units
- poundsMass measurement units
- backpackStrapped bag worn dorsally
- rucksackBag carried on shoulders
carry · hauling · burden · ergonomic · strap · harness · load-bearing · encumbrance
Portable surface-to-air missile
- JavelinBranded anti-tank missile platform
- shoulder-firedLaunched from the body
- infantryGround combat troops
- launcherDevice that sends projectiles
missile · anti-aircraft · anti-tank · soldier · squad · deployment · tactical · battlefield
Electromagnetic wave receiver
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- sensorInput-detecting device
- jammerSignal-blocking apparatus
drone · surveillance · communications · detection · beacon · transmitter · receiver · electronics
lightweight
Lacking mass or importance
rucksack · carry · hauling · burden · ergonomic · strap · harness · load-bearing · encumbrance · fatigue
Stinger
Portable surface-to-air missile
- JavelinBranded anti-tank missile platform
- shoulder-firedLaunched from the body
- infantryGround combat troops
launcher · missile · anti-aircraft · anti-tank · soldier · squad · deployment · tactical · battlefield · recoilless
radio
Electromagnetic wave receiver
jammer · drone · surveillance · communications · detection · beacon · transmitter · receiver · electronics · optics
shelter
Protected place or structure
emergency · disaster · NGO · refugee · camp · supplies · remote · accessible · austere · off-grid
man-portablecrew-served
Requiring multiple personnel
towed · self-propelled · emplaced · stationary · immobile
man, portable, men, manly, manliness, manhood, mankind, manpower, unmanned