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prelocate en · VERB

Etymology

From pre- + locate.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To locate in advance.
   • Where sections are more than about 500 feet (152.5 m) apart, prelocate all cross sections on aerial photographs. 1979, Donald L. Brakensiek, Field manual for research in agricultural hydrology, page 297:
   • In addition, the green ventilation ducts which emerge at two points in the wall had to be cut into the mosaic, as it had not been possible to prelocate them. 1987, Deanna Petherbridge, Art for architecture: a handbook on commissioning, page 39:
   • Manufactured strain gage rosettes are now being used to prelocate the gages with respect to the proposed hole center. 1967, Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.), Annual Report, page 82:

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