prefab

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adjective

pre·​fab (ˌ)prē-ˈfab 

ˈprē-ˌfab

: produced by prefabrication : prefabricated

a prefab house

prefab

2 of 2

noun

: a prefabricated structure

Examples of prefab in a Sentence

Noun

The company sells hundreds of prefabs every year.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Crafted by a New York City architecture firm, this two-bedroom prefab module—spanning two stories—resembles an elevated treehouse. — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026

Los Angeles County did not reply to a Times request for prefab statistics. — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Noun

Normally, textures, sprites, models, shaders, prefabs, etc are all saved locally and loaded at the beginning of each level. — New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2024

The church property is a sloping, eighteen-acre plot of land that contains the main tent, a prefab where the church holds school, a small building for the Spanish-speaking contingent, and administrative offices. — Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1937, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1942, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for prefab

• ahab
• cantab
• hijab
• kitab
• ab
• cab
• crab
• dab
• drab
• fab
• gab
• grab

Kids Definition

prefab

noun

pre·​fab

(ˈ)prē-ˈfab, 

ˈprē-ˌfab

: a prefabricated structure