Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - precinct
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Precinct
precinct
~ n 1 AmE an area within a town or city that has its own police force, local government representatives etc (the 44th Precinct) 2 AmE the main police station in a particular area of a town or city (Book him and take him down to the precinct.) 3 shopping/pedestrian precinct BrE an area of a town where people can walk and cars are not allowed 4 precincts the area that surrounds an important building (the precincts of the cathedral)
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(precincts) 1. 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. N-COUNT 2. A precinct is a part of a city which has its own police force and fire service. (AM) The shooting occurred in the 34th Precinct. N-COUNT: usu ord N 3. The precincts of an institution are its buildings and land. (FORMAL) No one carrying arms is allowed within the precincts of a temple. N-PLURAL ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin praecinctum, from Latin, neuter of praecinctus, past participle of praecingere to gird, encircle, from prae- pre- + cingere to gird — more at cincture Date: 15th century 1. a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes ; district: as a. a subdivision of a county, town, city, or ward for election purposes b. a division of a city for police control 2. a. an enclosure bounded by the walls of a building — often used in plural b. a sphere of thought, action, or influence — often used in plural 3. a. plural the region immediately surrounding a place ; environs b. place, locale 4. boundary — often used in plural a ruined tower within the ~s of the squire's grounds — T. L. Peacock ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 an enclosed or clearly defined area, e.g. around a cathedral, college, etc. 2 a specially designated area in a town, esp. with the exclusion of traffic (shopping precinct). 3 (in pl.) a the surrounding area or environs. b the boundaries. 4 US a a subdivision of a county, city, etc., for police or electoral purposes. b (in pl.) a neighbourhood. Etymology: ME f. med.L praecinctum neut. past part. of praecingere encircle (as PRAE-, cingere gird) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
зона с чёткими границами; огороженная территория вокруг здания; домовладение pedestrian precinct railroad precinct ...Англо-русский строительный словарь
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1. полит. (избирательный) участок Как правило, небольшой городской жилой район, в котором проживает от 150 до 800 избирателей и в котором образован один избирательный пункт polling place Тж. election precinct 2. (полицейский) участок Административная единица города, за порядок в которой отвечает определенное полицейское подразделение. Границы ее могут совпадать с границами избирательного участка. Тж. police precinct, Pct ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1. огороженная территория вокруг здания (особ. церкви или собора) pupils are forbidden to leave the school precincts —- ученикам запрещается покидать территорию школы 2. pl. окрестности города 3. граница, предел within the city precincts —- в пределах города 4. район (часть города, используемая для каких-л. целей) shopping precinct —- торговый район (центр, пассаж) pedestrian precinct —- часть улицы (зона) только для пешеходов 5. ам. избирательный или полицейский участок ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) огороженная территория, прилегающая к зданию (особ. к церкви) 2) pl. окрестности 3) amer. избирательный или полицейский участок, округ 4) предел, граница - shopping precinct - pedestrian precinct ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1400, from M.L. precinctum "enclosure, boundary line," from neut. pp. of L. prжcingere "to gird about, surround," from prж- "before" + cingere "to surround, encircle." Meaning "district defined for purposes of government or representation" was in M.E. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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