What does half-built mean?
Half-built means Only partially built; not finished or completed..
Half-built
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Only partially built; not finished or completed..
Example Sentences
In 1901 the Great Northern cancelled its agreement with the backers of the Big Tube, by which time the latter was half-built, and its big tunnels looked like a grandiose folly, since it would now not be allowed running rights into Finsbury Park main-line station.
North End station under Hampstead Heath was a half-built station that later became a Cold War bunker.
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In 1901 the Great Northern cancelled its agreement with the backers of the Big Tube, by which time the latter was half-built, and its big tunnels looked like a grandiose folly, since it would now not be allowed running rights into Finsbury Park main-line station.
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