precinct

noun

/ˈpriːsɪŋkt/

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(British English) a commercial area in a town where cars cannot go
- a pedestrian/shopping precinct
Extra Examples
- I rented a shop in a local precinct.
- the £1.3-million redevelopment of the shopping precinct
- the town's main pedestrian precinct
Topics Shoppingc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- shopping
- pedestrian
- town-centre
- …
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(North American English) one of the parts into which a town or city is divided in order to organize elections
- voters in key precincts
Extra Examples
- Campaigners walked door-to-door in targeted precincts.
- Did you walk your precinct on the day of the vote?
- Republicans have targeted precincts throughout the country.
- The precinct returns show that the support received by both men was remarkable.
- We're literally organizing leadership down to the precinct level.
- You can register to vote in your precinct by showing proof of residence.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- key
- targeted
- Democratic
- …
verb + precinct
- walk
- target
precinct + noun
- caucus
- captain
- chairman
- …
preposition
- in precinct
phrases
- the precinct level
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(North American English) a part of a city that has its own police station; the police station in this area
- Detective Hennessy of the 44th precinct
- The murder occurred just a block from the precinct.
Extra Examples
- He was handcuffed and taken down to the police precinct.
- He wrote yesterday from a police precinct house in New Orleans.
- I went down to my local precinct to make a report.
- The former Queens precinct commander has slashed crime.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- police
- 17th
- 102nd
- …
precinct + noun
- house
- commander
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[usually plural] (formal) the area around a place or a building, sometimes surrounded by a wall
- the cathedral/college precincts
- within the precincts of the castle
Extra Examples
- All this took place within the precincts of Westminster Abbey.
- He took up residence in chambers within the precinct of a monastery.
- It was forbidden to enter the temple precincts.
- The event was held in the precincts of the parish church.
- The school uses many of the splendid medieval buildings in the cathedral precincts.
- They had wandered beyond the precincts of the camp.
- the sacred precinct of Apollo
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- sacred
- inner
- outer
- …
verb + precinct
- enter
preposition
- in precinct
- within precinct
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Word Originlate Middle English (denoting an administrative district): from medieval Latin praecinctum, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of praecingere ‘encircle’, from prae ‘before’ + cingere ‘gird’.

单词	precinct
释义	precinct noun /ˈpriːsɪŋkt/ /ˈpriːsɪŋkt/ jump to other results (British English) a commercial area in a town where cars cannot go a pedestrian/shopping precinct Extra Examples I rented a shop in a local precinct. the £1.3-million redevelopment of the shopping precinct the town's main pedestrian precinct Topics Shoppingc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective shopping pedestrian town-centre … See full entry (North American English) one of the parts into which a town or city is divided in order to organize elections voters in key precincts Extra Examples Campaigners walked door-to-door in targeted precincts. Did you walk your precinct on the day of the vote? Republicans have targeted precincts throughout the country. The precinct returns show that the support received by both men was remarkable. We're literally organizing leadership down to the precinct level. You can register to vote in your precinct by showing proof of residence. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective key targeted Democratic … verb + precinct walk target precinct + noun caucus captain chairman … preposition in precinct phrases the precinct level See full entry (North American English) a part of a city that has its own police station; the police station in this area Detective Hennessy of the 44th precinct The murder occurred just a block from the precinct. Extra Examples He was handcuffed and taken down to the police precinct. He wrote yesterday from a police precinct house in New Orleans. I went down to my local precinct to make a report. The former Queens precinct commander has slashed crime. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective police 17th 102nd … precinct + noun house commander See full entry [usually plural] (formal) the area around a place or a building, sometimes surrounded by a wall the cathedral/college precincts within the precincts of the castle Extra Examples All this took place within the precincts of Westminster Abbey. He took up residence in chambers within the precinct of a monastery. It was forbidden to enter the temple precincts. The event was held in the precincts of the parish church. The school uses many of the splendid medieval buildings in the cathedral precincts. They had wandered beyond the precincts of the camp. the sacred precinct of Apollo Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective sacred inner outer … verb + precinct enter preposition in precinct within precinct See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (denoting an administrative district): from medieval Latin praecinctum, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of praecingere ‘encircle’, from prae ‘before’ + cingere ‘gird’.
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