zone
/zoʊn/ noun A2- 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
- A band or stripe extending around a body.
- A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections.
- The strike zone. · That pitch was low and away, just outside the zone.
- Every of the three parts of an ice rink, divided by two blue lines. · Players are off side, if they enter the attacking zone before the puck.
Plural zones
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Allen, an engineer and editor of a railroad guide, the continent was carved into zones exactly one hour apart.
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