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purpose-built

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purpose-built (not comparable)

  1. Designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose.
    Hypernyms: built < made
    Near-synonyms: purpose-made, custom-built, custom-made, custom, bespoke; see also Thesaurus:custom-made
    purpose-built equipment;   purpose-built vehicles
    Their factory in Ohio has purpose-built epoxy-curing ovens that accommodate even the largest models.
    • 2020 May 20, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Rail freight sector warns of slump in container traffic”, in Rail, page 10:
      Southampton is also the country's top port for car exports and imports, handling 900,000 vehicles a year. DB Cargo runs purpose-built wagons bringing cars by rail from Midlands factories into the port.

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