Practical

Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words.

This week’s news word is about housing built in a shipping port.

Practical.

Urban Rigger is the name of a new price type of housing for students at the University of Copenhagen.

It is built using recycled shipping containers.

It sits on top of solid materials that float.

You can make your food, you can take a shower, you have a toilet, you have a bed, you have pretty much everything you need.

So, it’s very practical for the student.

Practical means fit for actual use.

It refers to the doing or using of something instead of theories and ideas.