preinspect

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ inspect.

Verb

preinspect (third-person singular simple present preinspects, present participle preinspecting, simple past and past participle preinspected)

1. (transitive) To perform a preliminary inspection of; to look for potential problems with, before an official inspection.
   • 1965, United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging, Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, page 796:

     Now along with the inspection and licensing of places we are very, very frequently request to, in a sense, preinspect for the prospective applicant. At times we are asked to preinspect several potential pieces of real estate, to give our advice as to how adaptable they may be for this anticipated use.

   • 1977 August 3, “Poultry post-mortem Inspection—A Bi-Level System”, in Federal Register, volume 42, number 149, page 39333:

     The plant may preinspect some or all of the birds.

   • 1995, Richard B. Easley, C. Michael Walton, Applicability of the Technologies of Intelligent Transportation Systems in Commercial Vehicle Operations at the Port of Houston's Intermodal Marine Container Terminal with Case Studies of Existing Systems, page 74:

     Sea-Land is trying new and innovative ideas to increase its productivity through ideas like creating disincentives for truck operators to "mispark" containers in the terminal yard, preinspecting chassis so that truck operators can avoid the lines through the roadability check station, and other non-technical smart ideas.

   • 2010, Barbara J. Jackson, Construction Management JumpStart:

     The contractor would first preinspect the area (preparatory inspection) to make sure that the subsurface is clean and free from defects.