Usage of "purpose-built"

Designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose.

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Usage of purpose-built in English

It's the first camera that is purpose-built from scratch for virtual reality. 
 Wired 

It was long considered the single toughest purpose-built racetrack in the world. 
 Wired 

Last year, he moved out of High Street to a purpose-built warehouse. 
 The Guardian 

We saw many purpose-built rafts as well, made from logs or tires. 
 World war z: an oral history of the zombie war 

Instead, they are taken to playgrounds and increasingly to purpose-built indoor facilities. 
 The Irish Times 

Both lead and speed climbing were held on a massive, purpose-built structure. 
 Climbing Magazine 

One of the most popular choices is the purpose-built student accommodation . 
 The South African 

John's collection is housed in a purpose-built log cabin in South… Audio 
 Radio NZ 

Meanwhile, wealthy people will file into purpose-built hospitals for lifesaving organ transplants. 
 News.com.au 

Eventually, the Chinese firm intends to develop cars purpose-built for its services. 
 Reuters 

It wasn't pretty and it wasn't purpose-built, but it was perfectly functional. 
 Meltdown 

The Gaelscoil is now housed in a purpose-built school with 224 pupils. 
 The Irish Times 

Brushes purpose-built for climbing make a mockery of tooth and gun brushes. 
 Rock and Ice Magazine 

Trains today rolled into the new station at Ireland's first purpose-built commuter town. 
 The Irish Times 

One such example of a purpose-built student block is Granite House. 
 The South African 

New Zealand's drone makers want to change all that, with sophisticated, purpose-built aircraft. 
 Reuters 

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Meanings of purpose-built in English