purpose-built
adjective /ˌpɜː.pəsˈbɪlt/
/ˌpɝː-/ Definition
› designed and built for a particular use: The college was the first purpose-built teacher training college in the country.Civil engineering in general
(Definition of purpose-built adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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