26984 words

zones

12 definitions • 24 examples
1
an area, especially one that is different from the areas around it because it has different characteristics or is used for different purposes:

Examples:

a nuclear-free zone
He was charged with driving at 75 mph in a 55 mph zone.
establish a no-fly zone The UN Security Council has established a no-fly zone (= one where aircraft are not permitted to fly).
2
one of the five parts the earth is divided into according to temperature, marked by imaginary lines going around it from east to west:

Examples:

temperate zones
3
in basketball, American football, and some other sports, a system of defending in which each player is responsible for defending an area rather than an opposing player:

Examples:

They have been working on playing zone when it is too difficult to cover a fast opponent one one one.
Their opponents are almost guaranteed to play a lot of zone.
4
to give a special purpose to a particular area, such as an area in a town:

Examples:

be zoned for The former dockyard has been zoned for industrial use.
5
an area, esp. one that has different characteristics from the ones around it or is used for different purposes:

Examples:

He was charged with driving 75 mph in a 55 mph zone.
6
to set rules for the use of land or for the types of structures that can be built on it:

Examples:

The land is now zoned for single-family homes on two-acre plots.
7
an area, especially one that is different from the areas around it, because it has different characteristics or is used for different purposes:

Examples:

a construction/no-parking/nuclear-free zone
8
one of the areas into which a larger area is divided for a particular purpose:

Examples:

Most bus fares in the borough are to rise by 43%, while tube users in zone 1 will see an increase of 25%.
The car was going faster than 60 mph in a 40-mph zone.
a charging/fare zone New technology makes it much cheaper to determine whether a vehicle is in a charging zone.
9
an area of a city that is used for a particular purpose or activity:

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10

Examples:

customs-free/passport-free zones
11
to give a special purpose to a particular area, such as an area in a town:

Examples:

be zoned for sth The acreage includes land zoned for commercial usage.
12
to divide an area of land into different smaller areas:

Examples:

They will have to zone a sufficient amount of land to meet housing needs.

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