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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
purpose-built
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Many experiments have used purpose-built probes rather than one of the standard techniques.
▪ Road access will be via a purpose-built junction on the M56 airport link road.
▪ Shopping centres Shopping centres are purpose-built complexes which include many retail outlets under one roof - often on several floors.
▪ Some are purpose-built and others are in makeshift premises.
▪ The cash will pay for a purpose-built dermatology department at South Cleveland Hospital, Middlesbrough.
▪ They are usually purpose-built, with facilities to help disabled people and are staffed by qualified people.
WordNet
purpose-built

adj. designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose [syn: purpose-made]

Usage examples of "purpose-built".

Unsurprisingly, the city of Millhaven offered no skateboarding venues with half-pipes, bowls, and purpose-built ramps.

There are storage facilities for liquefied natural gas, which is imported from the Gulf provinces in a fleet of 250,000-ton purpose-built tankers.

The tunnel was purpose-built as an escape route, not a converted sewer main.

Timber was stickered in row upon row of huge stacks covered with purpose-built roofs.

We paid her back with a purpose-built computer that will let her solve hydrated protein structures in real time, once she gets her hands on a bright enough X-ray source.

Eventually, purpose-built snow plows will alleviate this problem but for now keeping a track open immediately after a major snowfall boils down to the question: You and what army?