precinct

7 definitions • 13 examples

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

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.

Police moved traders out of the temple precincts.

The precincts of the building were entered by a gateway.

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.

a division of a city or town, esp. an area protected by one police station, or a division used for elections

The precincts of a place are the areas that surround it, esp. when enclosed:

the private precincts of the university

an area of a town or city where there are a lot of shops, and where traffic is not allowed:

a shopping/pedestrian precinct

a division of a city or a town, especially an area protected by a particular group of police or a division used for voting purposes:

The voter turnout in the precinct was low compared to the rest of the county.

a precinct captain/commander

precinct caucuses/voters