parcel
Noun
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A wrapped container (synset 103876761)
is a type of: container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)subtypes:same as: package
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The allotment of some amount by dividing something (synset 101087022)
"death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"is a type of: allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
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An extended area of land (synset 108691133)
is a type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earthsubtypes:
- baseball diamond, diamond, infield - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
- center, center field, centerfield - the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
- left, left field, leftfield - the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
- outfield - the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases
- right, right field, rightfield - the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
- short - the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- railway yard, railyard, yard - an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
- desert - arid land with little or no vegetation
- oasis - a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
- battlefield, battleground, field, field of battle, field of honor - a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
- minefield - a region in which explosives mines have been placed
- breeding ground - a place where animals breed
- clearing, glade - a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
- field - a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
- field of fire - the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover effectively with gun fire from a given position
- grounds - a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
- athletic field, field, playing area, playing field - a piece of land prepared for playing a game
- industrial park - a tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factories
- grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
- mud flat - a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide
- parade ground - an area for holding parades
- fairground - an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses
- midway - the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
- fairway - a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement
- park, parkland - a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
- common, commons, green, park - a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
- picnic area, picnic ground - a tract of land set aside for picnicking
- public square, square - an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
- toll plaza - an area where tollbooths are located
- range - a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
- sector - a portion of a military position
- land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
- subdivision - an area composed of subdivided lots
- mine field - a tract of land containing explosive mines
- terrain - a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
- patch, plot, plot of ground, plot of land - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
- lot - a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
- yard - a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
- yard - a tract of land where logs are accumulated
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A collection of things wrapped or boxed together (synset 108024575)
is a type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection - several things grouped together or considered as a wholesubtypes: wisp - a small bundle of straw or hay
Verb
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Divide into parts (synset 202474508)
"The developers parceled the land"
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Cover with strips of canvas (synset 201339016)
"parcel rope"is a type of: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
- Make into a wrapped container (synset 201286349)
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