около́ток

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nounmasculineinanimateuncountable

1.
neighbourhood, town district, ward
Он знал ка́ждый дом в своём около́тке.
He knew every house in his neighbourhood.
Dated; in older literature about town or village districts.
2.
(rare) police station, police precincthistory
Заде́ржанного отвели́ в около́ток.
The detainee was taken to the police station.
Historical, tsarist Russia.
3.
(rare) infirmary, medical aid post, sick baymilitary
Раненых отпра́вили в около́ток.
The wounded were sent to the aid post.
Military; the medical post of a unit.

Examples

Новый начальник околотка навёл порядок.
The new district police chief restored order.
Полицейский обходил свой околоток каждый вечер.
The police officer patrolled his district every evening.
В этом околотке жили в основном рабочие.
This district was inhabited mainly by workers.