LookItUpprecinct
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈpriːsɪŋkt/
Forms: precincts
precinct means: An area of a city served by a particular group of police officers.
noun
An area of a city served by a particular group of police officers.
- She patrols this precinct.
- Crime fell in the northern precinct last year.
- Each precinct has its own police captain.
A building where local police officers work.
- He waited at the precinct.
- Officers took the suspect to the precinct.
- We reported the theft at our local precinct.
The area around or inside a particular building or place.
- Visitors entered the temple precinct.
- The cathedral precinct was quiet at dawn.
- Several gardens lie within the palace precincts.
Questions about precinct
What does precinct mean?
An area of a city served by a particular group of police officers.
What is precinct in other languages?
Türkçe: polis bölgesi · Español: distrito policial · Français: circonscription de police · Deutsch: Polizeibezirk · Italiano: distretto di polizia · 日本語: 警察管区
How do you pronounce precinct?
It is pronounced /ˈpriːsɪŋkt/.
How do you use precinct in a sentence?
She patrols this precinct. Crime fell in the northern precinct last year.
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