zonenoun [ C ]
uk/zəʊn/us/zoʊn/B1 an area, especially one that is different from the areas around it because it has different characteristics or is used for different purposes:
an earthquake zone
a nuclear-free zone
He was charged with driving at 75 mph in a 55 mph zone.
This stretch of coast has been designated a danger zone.
The UN Security Council has established a no-fly zone (= one where aircraft are not permitted to fly).
specialized geography, environment one of the five parts the earth is divided into according to temperature, marked by imaginary lines going around it from east to west:
temperate zones
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- A demilitarized zone has been created on the border between the warring countries.
- The incident graphically illustrates just how dangerous the situation in the war zone has become.
- Journalists may enter the danger zone but unfortunately we cannot guarantee their safety.
- The city has declared itself a nuclear-free zone.
- The commander-in-chief was given 36 hours to secure a withdrawal of his troops from the combat zone.
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Space - general words
- blank
- box
- chamber
- clearance
- elbow room
- expanse
- floor
- footprint
- headroom
- legroom
- patch
- room
- space
- spacing
- spacious
- spatial
- void
- way
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Weather & climate - general words
Idiom(s)
in the zone
zoneverb [ T usually passive ]
uk/zəʊn/us/zoʊn/specializedto give a special purpose to a particular area, such as an area in a town:
The former dockyard has been zoned for industrial use.
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Civil engineering in general
- caisson
- civil engineering
- engineer
- greenfield
- landscape
- lineman
- linesman
- planner
- planning
- planning permission
- purpose-built
- quantity surveyor
- reclamation
- redevelop
- ribbon development
- structural engineer
- surveyor
- town planning
- urbanize
- zoning
Phrasal verb(s)
zone out