precincts

[US]/'priːsɪŋ(k)t/
[UK]/'prisɪŋkt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a defined area within a town or city for a specific purpose or with restrictions, boundaries, or limits; the immediate surrounding area or nearby suburbs

Phrases & Collocations

voting precinct

police precinct

precinct boundary

precinct captain

Example Sentences

a pedestrian precinct

the mysterious precincts of the old monastery.

It’s quiet within the precincts of the old college.

urban precincts from which through traffic would be excluded.

Hunting is not allowed within the precincts of the estate.

a former MP who still works in the precincts of the House.

beyond the precincts of my own family I am quite inhibited.

Women aren't allowed within the precincts of this men's club.

Real-world Examples

Come on, there's a precinct two blocks away.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

I left the precinct. I went to the subway.

Source: English little tyrant

We should take him to the precinct.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

Officer Jones is from the Richmond precinct.

Source: Volume 2

Ok. This device has a direct line into the precinct.

Source: Arrow Season 1

Most precinct caucuses ran smoothly across the state.

Source: New York Times

We should have all the precinct cameras.

Source: Person of Interest Season 5

You can take it here in the precinct.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

Sir, we have the precinct surrounded.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

Our second movie was for our local precinct which is the 114 Precinct which is on Astoria Boulevard.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

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