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pre·fab·ri·cate

 (prē-făb′rĭ-kāt′)
tr.v. pre·fab·ri·cat·ed, pre·fab·ri·cat·ing, pre·fab·ri·cates
1. To manufacture (a building or section of a building, for example) in advance, especially in standard sections that can be easily shipped and assembled.
2. To make up, construct, or develop in an artificial, unoriginal, or stereotypic manner.

pre·fab′ri·ca′tion n.
pre·fab′ri·ca′tor n.
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Translations
مَصْنوع مُقَدَّما
montovaný
færdigfremstilletpræfabrikeret
elõre gyártott
eininga-
surenkamas
saliekams
montovaný
kurmaprefabrike

prefabricated

[ˈpriːˈfæbrɪkeɪtɪd] ADJprefabricado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

prefabricated

[priːˈfæbrɪkeɪtɪd] adjpréfabriqué(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

prefabricated

adjvorgefertigt, Fertig-; prefabricated buildingFertighaus nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

prefabricated

[ˌpriːˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd] adjprefabbricato/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

prefabricated

(priːˈfabrikeitid) adjective
(of a building etc) made of parts manufactured in advance and ready to be put together. prefabricated bungalows.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Red Sea International Company is a prefabricated modular construction company operating in the Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
These prefabricated daycare centres are manufactured in standardised factory conditions and are transported to the building site as ready modules.
"CP Campus Housing makes it easy to start designing for prefabrication and brings prefabricated campus housing projects to market in less time, with less risk and with greater cost certainty."
In a statement, Revolution Precrafted said the agreement is for the manufacture and supply of prefabricated homes in key developments in Yangon, including the riverfront Okkyin City which is envisioned to be Myanmar's landmark sport and internet hub.
These are simple, sleek but functional prefabricated homes that can be completed in three to six months.
The company, founded by Filipino businessman Robbie Antonio, said it had signed a nonexclusive deal with Myanmar's KT Group to build and supply prefabricated homes in Yangon.
The efficiency of the structural system design consists of 50 points, including prefabricated concrete systems and prefabricated cages.
Minister Swaminathan in his response to Asian Tribune stated, "The cabinet approval has been given to build 10,000 pre-fabricated houses." Regarding this so called Cabinet approval, Minister has failed to provide when and how he received the approval for the construction of 10,000 prefabricated houses and what happened to the previous 65,000 prefabricated houses?
Oldcastle Precast engineered and manufactured eight 80 foot-long prefabricated bridge units, varying between 10-foot to 15-foot-9-inches wide, weighing up to 80 tons.