prefab

adj, noun, verb — 6 senses

prefab

adj

Etymology A clipping.

1

Prefabricated.

prefab

noun

Etymology A clipping.

1

A prefabricated building.

  • Having donned our PPE, we walk through the site to the prefab that controls access to the tunnel.2022 March 23, Paul Bigland, “HS2 is just 'passing through'”, in RAIL, number 953, page 41:
2

A prefabricated section of a building.

3

UK 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.

4

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences A reusable object in a video game world.

prefab

verb

Etymology A clipping.

1

To prefabricate.

Derived terms
prefabber
Related terms
self-build, spec home

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