Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WordNet
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?