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parcel
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[ noun ] the result of parcelling out or sharing
Examples "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans" Used in print (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)Men were slaughtered every_day , tumbled into eternity like so many torn parcels flung down a portable chute . |
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[ verb ] divide into parts
Examples "The developers parceled the land" Used in print (Newark Evening News...)New_Jersey folk need not be told of the builder 's march to the sea , for in a single generation he has parceled and populated miles of our shoreline and presses_on to develop the few open spaces that remain . |
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[ noun ] (geography) an extended area of land
Synonyms Related terms geographical_area site field battlefield park centerfield playing_field range plot park lot rightfield baseball_diamond parade_ground leftfield clearing short subdivision terrain outfield public_square grounds mine_field industrial_park mud_flat picnic_area dump yard field_of_fire grassland fairground midway breeding_ground minefield oasis sector toll_plaza fairway yard |
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[ verb ] cover with canvas, as of rope
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