verb
- to locate or position something in advance; to determine the location of something beforehand
Usage: technical; often used in military, surveying, or planning contexts
Examples
- The surveyor will prelocate the property boundaries before construction begins.
- Military units prelocate their supply depots to ensure rapid deployment.
- Engineers prelocated the underground utilities to avoid conflicts during excavation.
- The team prelocated the emergency shelters in anticipation of the storm.