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Meanings of purpose-made in English

Designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose.

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        Examples for "purpose-built"
        Examples for "purpose-built"
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        It's the first camera that is purpose-built from scratch for virtual reality.
        Wired
        2
        It was long considered the single toughest purpose-built racetrack in the world.
        Wired
        3
        Last year, he moved out of High Street to a purpose-built warehouse.
        The Guardian
        4
        We saw many purpose-built rafts as well, made from logs or tires.
        World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
        5
        Instead, they are taken to playgrounds and increasingly to purpose-built indoor facilities.
        The Irish Times
        Usage of purpose-made in English
        1
        Not only that, but that you will do so often enough to need a purpose-made case.
        Wired
        2
        Peek lets you use any of your Evernote notebooks as study aids, although purpose-made notes work best.
        Wired
        3
        Most reported techniques utilize special purpose-made instruments.
        Pubmed
        4
        Professional traffickers are numerous, and organized in hierarchical cartels, openly trading on street corners and in purpose-made buildings.
        The portable atheist: essential readings for the nonbeliever
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        You can still print from an iPad to a purpose-made AirPrint printer, but who wants to buy a printer these days?
        Wired
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        A bronze-vaulted glass box containing a staircase and a purpose-made wheelchair lift creates a poised transition to the upper level of the hall.
        The Guardian
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        This week in Germany a squirrel visited a purpose-made beer bench, and in Florida, two manatees were set free after being rescued by volunteers.
        BBC
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        Laptops will likely be next, used only for work, and replaced by purpose-made entertainment devices like the iPad and, as Herlihy says, the smart-phone.
        Wired
        9
        Place night-lights in more jam jars, coloured glass tumblers or buy purpose-made holders - at Muji (01-6794591) we like the circular black glass version.
        The Irish Times