(~s)
A ~ of things or people is a small number of them spread over an area.
...the ~ of houses east of the village...
N-COUNT: usu N of n
(~s)
A ~ of things or people is a small number of them spread over an area.
...the ~ of houses east of the village...
N-COUNT: usu N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012