English Explanatory Dictionary

prefab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Prefabricated.
noun
  1. A prefabricated building.
  2. A prefabricated section of a building.
  3. 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. A reusable object in a video game world.
verb
  1. To prefabricate.

Word forms

prefab pre-fab prefabs prefabbing prefabbed

Etymology

A clipping.

Related words

self-build spec home

Derived words

prefabber
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