precinct
1precinct — pre‧cinct [ˈpriːsɪŋkt] noun [countable] 1. an area of a city with many different shops, where cars are not allowed: • The hotel is within five minutes of the main shopping precinct. 2. an area in a city with its own local government, police force …
2Precinct — Pre cinct (?; 277), n. [LL. praecinctum, fr. L. praecingere, praecinctum, to gird about, to encompass; prae before + cingere to gird, surround. See {Pre }, and {Cincture}.] 1. The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a boundary; a… …
3precinct — index bailiwick, circuit, close (enclosed area), department, district, province, region, territory Burton s …
4precinct — (n.) c.1400, district defined for purposes of government or representation, from M.L. precinctum enclosure, boundary line, properly neuter pp. of L. praecingere to gird about, surround, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + cingere to surround …
5precinct — [n] subdivision area, community, department, development, district, division, neighborhood, province, quarter, section, tract, ward, zone; concepts 513,835 …
6precinct — ► NOUN 1) the area within the walls or boundaries of a place. 2) an enclosed or defined area of ground around a cathedral, church, or college. 3) Brit. a specially designated area in a town, especially one closed to traffic. 4) N. Amer. a… …
7precinct — [prē′siŋkt] n. [ME precincte < ML praecinctum < L praecinctus, pp. of praecingere, to encompass < prae , before (see PRE ) + cingere, to surround, gird (see CINCH)] 1. a) [usually pl.] an enclosure between buildings, walls, etc. b)… …
8precinct — noun 1 (BrE) commercial area where cars cannot go ADJECTIVE ▪ shopping ▪ the £1.3 million redevelopment of the shopping precinct ▪ pedestrian ▪ town centre 2 (AmE) police district; a police station …
9Precinct — A precinct is a space enclosed by the walls or other boundaries of a particular place or building, or by an arbitrary and imaginary line drawn around it. The term has several different uses. It can, for example, refer to a division of a police… …
10precinct — [[t]pri͟ːsɪŋkt[/t]] precincts 1) N COUNT A shopping precinct is an area in the centre of a town in which cars are not allowed. [BRIT] The Centre was a pedestrian precinct with a bandstand in the middle. Syn: shopping centre 2) N COUNT: usu ord N… …
