prepositional phrase
noun Grammar.
a phrase consisting of a preposition, its object, which is usually a noun or a pronoun, and any modifiers of the object, as in the gray desk I use.
Origin of prepositional phrase
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby prepositional phrase
preponderate,
prepone,
preportion,
prepose,
preposition,
prepositional phrase,
prepositional verb,
prepositive,
prepositor,
prepossess,
prepossessing