multiuse

adjective

mul·​ti·​use ˌməl-tē-ˈyüs How to pronounce multiuse (audio)
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: intended or suitable for more than one use : multipurpose
a multiuse device
The multiuse path, which opened four years ago, stretches from Glenwood Springs to a parking lot west of Dotsero … . The path is perfect for joggers, cyclists, strollers, and—though it wasn't built with them in mind—in-line skaters.Claire Martin

Examples of multiuse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With WeWork off the table, Neumann will likely turn to expanding Flow, which has reportedly been quietly working on multiuse developments in the Miami area. Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 28 May 2024 The park will soon add a new multiuse trail, Hernandez said, which will accommodate mountain bikers. Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2024 Crews will get to work installing electrical, fire suppression, and drainage systems, barriers, signage, lighting, deck paving, pavement markings, stressing stay cables, and completing the bridge's multiuse path, officials said. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2024 Athanasiou is the chief executive officer of Lamda, the developer behind the multiuse development. Eleni Chrepa, Fortune Europe, 4 May 2024 But only 9,000 existing, multiuse spots are within a 10-minute walk of the new stadium, according to the numbers shared at the Royals press conference announcing the site. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2024 One is for the Razorback Greenway multiuse trail and the other is for the All-American Mountain Bike Trail. Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 8 Apr. 2024 There are 21,000 existing, multiuse spots within a 10-minute walk of the new stadium, according to the Royals. The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2024 The Naperville Park District is in talks with the Forest Preserve District of Will County over maintenance of a multiuse path that will connect a huge subdivision being built in south Naperville to a county trail. Giles Bruce, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of multiuse was in 1912

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“Multiuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiuse. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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