precinctnoun
uk/ˈpriː.sɪŋkt/us/ˈpriː.sɪŋkt/precinct noun (SHOPPING AREA)
[ C ] UK a part of a city or a town in which vehicles are not allowed, used for a special purpose, such as shopping:
a shopping precinct
a pedestrian precinct
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Shops & auctions
- army disposals store
- army surplus store
- army-navy store
- art gallery
- auction
- department store
- discount store
- discount warehouse
- druggist
- drugstore
- megastore
- milk bar
- newsagent
- newsstand
- off-licence
- superstore
- swap meet
- sweet shop
- tabletop sale
- tag sale
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precinct noun (AREA AROUND BUILDING)
precincts [ plural ] also precinct [ C ] mainly UK formal
the area that surrounds a building or place, especially one with a wall around it:
A tunnel entrance was found within the precincts of the prison camp.
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Gardens & yards
- allotment
- arboretum
- backyard
- barnyard
- boatyard
- cloister
- cloistered
- compound
- court
- courtyard
- farmyard
- forecourt
- formal
- formally
- garden
- ground
- junkyard
- quad
- roof garden
- yard
precinct noun (PART OF CITY)
[ C ] US a division of a city or a town, especially an area protected by a particular unit of the police or a division used for voting purposes:
The voter turnout in most precincts is expected to be high.
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The police generally
- baton
- baton charge
- billy club
- booze bus
- CID
- constabulary
- escort
- fuzz
- met
- patrol car
- plain clothes
- police
- police department
- police force
- the fraud squad
- the long arm of the law idiom
- the Metropolitan Police
- the RCMP
- the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- warrant
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