precinct
11precinct — UK [ˈpriːˌsɪŋkt] / US [ˈprɪˌsɪŋkt] noun [countable] Word forms precinct : singular precinct plural precincts 1) British a part of a town that has a particular use, especially an area where no cars are allowed a shopping precinct 2) precincts… …
12precinct — noun 1 (C) AmE an area within a town or city that has its own police force, local government representatives etc: the 44th Precinct 2 (C) AmE the main police station in a particular area of a town or city: Book him and take him down to the… …
13precinct — noun 1) a pedestrian precinct Syn: area, zone, sector 2) (precincts) within the precincts of the city Syn: bounds, boundaries, limits, confines 3) …
14precinct — /ˈprisɪŋkt / (say preesingkt) noun 1. a place or space of definite or understood limits. 2. (often plural) an enclosing boundary or limit. 3. (often plural) a walled or otherwise bounded or limited space within which a building or place is… …
15precinct — n. a pedestrian (BE); police; voting precinct * * * [ priːsɪŋkt] police voting precinct a pedestrian (BE) …
16precinct — pre|cinct [ pri,sıŋkt ] noun count 1. ) AMERICAN a district in a town or city, usually organized for voting, police, or government purposes: the tenth electoral precinct 2. ) AMERICAN the police station that is in charge of a particular district… …
17precinct — See election district; magisterial precinct; police precinct …
18precinct — /pree singkt/, n. 1. a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection. 2. Also called precinct house. the police station in such a district. 3. Also called election district. one of a… …
19precinct — pre|cinct [ˈpri:sıŋkt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: praecinctum, from Latin praecingere to put a belt around ] 1.) shopping/pedestrian precinct BrE an area of a town where people can walk and shop, and where cars are not allowed… …
20precinct — [15] The notion underlying precinct is of ‘encirclement’ or ‘enclosure’. It comes from the past participle of Latin praecingere ‘gird about, surround’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix prae ‘before, around’ and cingere ‘encircle… …
