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Definition of Prefab
1. Adjective. Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere. "A pre structure"
2. Noun. A prefabricated structure.
Definition of Prefab
1. Abbreviation. prefabricated ¹
2. Noun. A prefabricated building. ¹
3. Noun. A prefabricated section of a building. ¹
4. Noun. (British) A single-storey prefabricated home built in many British cities immediately after the World War II and still in use. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prefab
1. to construct beforehand [v -FABBED, -FABBING, -FABS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prefab
Literary usage of Prefab
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Atelier Kempe Thill: New Prototypes for a Global Society = Neue Prototypen ...by Atelier Kempe Thill by Atelier Kempe Thill (2005)
"Economic technology, prefab and 'objet trouvé' If architects wish to produce ...
The use of prefab elements is another possibility; such 'ready-mades' speed ..."
2. Back from Utopia: The Challenge of the Modern Movement by Hubert-Jan Henket, Hilde Heynen (2002)
"In the case of flats built in Gottwaldov (now Zlin, Czech Republic) in 1953, for
example, the joints between the prefab panels were covered with ..."
3. A/S/L: Yearbook Academy of Architecture Amsterdam/Maastricht by Laurens ten Kate (2002)
"Het Huis gaat uit van een simpele prefab- structuur en goedkope basismaterialen
... The house is based on a simple prefab structure and inexpensive basic ..."
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