purpose-built
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“Thunder is purpose-built for the new geometry of battlefield maneuver.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The two European grey wolves travelled to New Forest Wildlife Park, in Hampshire, from zoos in Europe and will live in a new purpose-built enclosure.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Its mission was to conduct research on whale stocks, particularly around the Falkland Islands, and it was purpose-built in Beverley for the task.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Smaller, purpose-built open models tend to be cheaper than proprietary models, and can be deployed on Abridge’s own hardware, according to Liang.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
It had the sleek, aerodynamic design of a hunter, every angle purpose-built to reduce drag to the merest fraction.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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