Prefab
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Prefab is an adjective meaning Prefabricated.
Meaning
Prefabricated.
More Meanings
- A prefabricated building.
- A prefabricated section of a building.
- (programming) A reusable object in a video game world.
- (transitive) To prefabricate.
- (British) A single-storey prefabricated home built in many British cities immediately after World War II, intended to have a short life, but in a few cases still in use.
Example Sentences
Having donned our PPE, we walk through the site to the prefab that controls access to the tunnel.
Word Forms
- pre-fab
- prefabs
- prefabbing
- prefabbed
Synonyms for prefab
Depending on context, synonyms include ready-made, prefabricated.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prefabricated, ready-made, preassembled, premade, preformed, prebuilt.
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