If something is in the ~ of a particular place, it is near it. (FORMAL)
There were a hundred or so hotels in the ~ of the railway station...
N-SING: the N, oft in N, N of n
If something is in the ~ of a particular place, it is near it. (FORMAL)
There were a hundred or so hotels in the ~ of the railway station...
N-SING: the N, oft in N, N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012