zone

UK /zoʊn/ US /zoʊn/

noun 5verb 4

Definitions

noun

Each of the five regions of the earth's surface into which it was divided by climatic differences, namely the torrid zone (between the tropics), two temperate zones (between the tropics and the polar circles), and two frigid zones (within t

And as two Zones doe cut the Heaven upon the righter side, / And other twaine upon the left likewise the same devide, / The middle in outragious heat exceeding all the rest: / Even so likewise through great foresight to God it seemed best, / The earth encluded in the same should so devided bee […].

To avoid which, we will take any pains […]; we will dive to the bottom of the sea, to the bowels of the earth, five, six, seven, eight, nine hundred fathom deep, through all five zones, and both extremes of heat and cold […].

Any given region or area of the world.

A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc.

There is a no-smoking zone that extends 25 feet outside of each entrance.

The white zone is for loading and unloading only.

A restricted category or virtual place.

The discussion was veering off into a danger zone.

A band or area of growth encircling anything.

a zone of evergreens on a mountain

the zone of animal or vegetable life in the ocean around an island or a continent

verb

To divide into or assign to sections or areas.

Please zone off our staging area, a section for each group.

The high-level process is to shut down the server, unzone the server from Generation 2, zone the server to Gen3, and then define and activate the data-migration (DM) volumes between the Generation 2 and Gen3.

To define the property use classification of (an area).

This area was zoned for industrial use.

To enter a daydream state temporarily, for instance as a result of boredom, fatigue, or intoxication; to doze off.

I must have zoned while he was giving us the directions.

Everyone just put their goddamn heads together and zoned. # (transitive, archaic, poetic) To girdle or encircle.

To assign to a restricted category.

We've zoned each other as friends; we'll never be anything more.

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

broad, narrow

marginal, peripheral, transition/transitional, twilight

The coastal area forms a marginal zone where fresh water gradually mixes with salt water.

border, frontier

neutral

battle, combat, military, war

buffer, demilitarized, exclusion, no-fly, no-go

The government declared a buffer zone between the two countries to prevent further conflict.

occupation, occupied, security

autonomous

danger

emergency

disaster

After the earthquake, the government set up aid stations throughout the disaster zone.

safe

safety

The lifeguard created a safety zone at the beach to keep swimmers away from rocks.

nuclear-free, smoke-free, traffic-free, weapons-free

The hospital created a smoke-free zone to protect patients and staff from secondhand smoke.

earthquake, fault, seismic

climatic, geographical

alpine, arid, coastal, temperate

The coastal zone of the country attracts millions of tourists every summer.

economic, enterprise, fishing, free-trade, industrial

The country established a free-trade zone to attract foreign businesses and create new jobs.

euro- (also eurozone)

northern, southern, etc.

pedestrian

time

erogenous

relegation

After losing five matches in a row, the football club dropped into the relegation zone.

VERB + ZONE

control

The local government controls the industrial zone where factories produce textiles.

create, declare sth, establish, impose, set up

The government decided to establish a no-parking zone outside the school entrance.

enforce

The police had to enforce the restricted zone around the accident site.

violate

The protesters crossed the barrier and entered the restricted zone without permission.

cross into, enter

When we entered the danger zone, the security guard stopped us at the gate.

leave

When the fire spread, residents had to leave the residential zone immediately.

divide sth into

The city was divided into different zones to make traffic control easier.

ZONE + NOUN

boundary

PREP

in a/the ~

Most people living in the arctic zone experience very long winters with little sunlight.

into a/the

The hikers realized they had wandered into a restricted zone without permission.

out of a/the ~, within a/the ~

The new restaurant is located within the pedestrian zone, so it's very easy to access on foot.

~ between

There is a quiet buffer zone between the noisy highway and our peaceful neighborhood.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure

zona

verb — separate or apportion into sections

partition

verb — regulate housing in

district

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

in the zone

In a mental state of focused concentration on the performance of an activity, in which one dissociates oneself from distracting or irrelevant aspects of one's environment.

It's when I'm in the zone that I feel by myself, the most vibrantly alone.

twilight zone

To put or place into an indeterminate position; to be in an ambiguous, undetermined, or improper context.

Sometimes I think she's really a gym teacher twilight-zoned into the corridors of government. I'm always surprised to see that it's a gold, clipless Cross pen she's carrying and no

comfort zone

The range of temperature, humidity, and other environmental factors that people or other organisms require in order to be physiologically unstressed.

The child who swings between extremes has trouble finding the comfort zone—the area in which her body is comfortable, efficient, and alert.

flood the zone

To fill a relevant region of the field of play.

flood the zone with defense

Example Bank

Wiktionary

And while idle curiosity may take its walk in shady avenues by the ocean side, commerce[…]defies every wind, outrides every tempest, and invades every zone.

Wiktionary

Please zone off our staging area, a section for each group.

Wiktionary

This area was zoned for industrial use.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, zone is marked as archaic, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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