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- Dictionarypre·cinct/ˈprēˌsiNG(k)t/
noun
- 1. a district of a city or town as defined for police purposes. North American
- 2. the area within the walls or perceived boundaries of a particular building or place: "all strata of society live within these precincts" Similar
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The meaning of PRECINCT is a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district. How to use precinct in a sentence.
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. A river separates the hotel from the cathedral precinct. Please walk quietly in these sacred precincts.
Precinct definition: a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection.. See examples of PRECINCT used in a sentence.
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. A river separates the hotel from the cathedral precinct. Please walk quietly in these sacred precincts.
1. countable noun. A shopping precinct is an area in the centre of a town in which cars are not allowed. [British] The Centre was a pedestrian precinct with a bandstand in the middle. 2. countable noun. A precinct is a part of a city which has its own police force and fire service. [US] The shooting occurred in the 34th Precinct. 3. plural noun.
Definition of precinct noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. an enclosed area or building marked by a fixed boundary such as a wall. b. such a boundary. 2. (Human Geography) an area in a town, often closed to traffic, that is designed or reserved for a particular purpose: a shopping precinct; pedestrian precinct. 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
precincts, the parts or regions immediately surrounding a place; environs: the precincts of a town. Chiefly British . the ground immediately surrounding a church, temple, or the like.
PRECINCT definition: 1. an area in a town where there are shops and no cars are allowed 2. an area in a city that a…. Learn more.
A precinct is an area of town marked off for official purposes, often to vote, or to organize the police force. When a cop hears of a crime that's happening in her precinct, she knows to hop in her car and head over there.
