prefab
prefab
Definition
pre·fab (prē′fab′)
noun
Informal a prefabricated building
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Synonyms
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n.
prefab
Usage Examples
Possessives
- house: Gardens " Somewhere near where the Wester Hailes dual carriageway goes north from Gillespie crossroads there were a lot of ' prefab ' houses.
Converse of object
- replace: The Housing Revenue Account Business Plan 2002, highlighted that the Council could no longer afford this way of replacing prefabs.
- build: As new tower blocks were built the prefabs were removed.
- see: You can expect to see prefabs become part of the housing landscape of tomorrow as more people realize the benefits.
Adjective modifier
- post-war: Incorporating hands-on activities for visitors of all ages, it also features the popular 1940s House and part of a post-war prefab.
- few: Despite some encouraging results, few contemporary prefabs exist.
Modifies a noun
- classroom: The girls were giggly with anticipation... o prefab classroom other services allow you to use a traditional phone through an adaptor.
- house: Terry wants to know: " Would you live in a prefab house?
- building: The visitors center is easy to locate and is a large prefab building with a rough and ready car park adjacent to it.
- home: The town was wrecked by the by the 1953 earthquake and has been rebuilt with wide streets and prefab cement homes.
- site: The site representatives are an important contact point for the local area office for issues regarding their prefab site.
- housing: Grant wants to know: " What do you think has caused this boom in prefab housing?
Noun used with modifier
- 1940s: It is home to over 30 buildings ranging from a replica Iron Age House to Victorian agricultural buildings and a 1940s Prefab.
- war: Peter wants to know: " How hard will it be to overcome the stereotype of poor quality, post war prefabs?
- post: Peter wants to know: " How hard will it be to overcome the stereotype of poor quality, post war prefabs?
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