neighborhoodsearch
nounUK /ˈneɪbəhʊd sɜːtʃ/
US /ˈneɪbərˌhʊd sɝːtʃ/
A neighborhood search is when you look around the area where you live to find something.
We did a neighborhood search to find our lost cat.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer method that looks for close matches in a set of data.
The app uses a neighborhood search to suggest similar songs.
3. A police or volunteer sweep of nearby streets to find a missing person.
The neighborhood search helped bring the missing child home safely.
4. A careful look through nearby places for a lost item.
After a quick neighborhood search, she found her keys at the park.