Meaning
a small house that can be built quickly from pieces that have been made in a factory:
"Prefab" is short for prefabricated. It refers to buildings, structures, or components that are manufactured in a factory and then shipped to a final location for quick assembly. The term can function as either a noun (a structure itself) or an adjective (describing how something was made).
- After the Second World War, lots of prefabs were put up to try to ease the housing crisis.
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