单词 | home beat |
释义 | > as lemmashome beat home beat n. (a) Hunting a huntsman's local beat (beat n.1 11); (b) a regular beat patrolled by a local police officer; frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1839 Amer. Turf Reg. & Sporting Mag. Sept. 491 Since we have pretty well exhausted our home beats, and I have heard that some ground, about ten miles distant, is in prime order, I have determined to take a try there. 1901 N.Y. Tribune 23 Aug. 12/1 (heading) Policemen to travel home beats. 1924 Times 12 Aug. 4/6 Owing to the death of Mr. Charles Goring,..a share is offered in this year's shoot of the home beat. 1972 Guardian 8 Nov. 21/1 The five-year-old adoption by the Met of the Accrington home beat scheme that attempted to introduce into the towns the principle of the village policeman. 1994 J. Gierach Dances with Trout (2005) viii. 100 We trudged back to the hut on the Home beat for lunch. 2005 G. Towers Introd. to Urban Housing Design iii. 66 Many local authorities have set up neighbourhood offices to deliver some of their services, while the Police have established ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ and ‘Home Beat’ policing. < as lemmas |
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