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单词 zone
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zone
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A zone is an area that has some special characteristic, like a loading zone.
"The Twilight Zone" was a TV show where odd things happened. Similarly, any zone is a place that has some special feature. A loading zone is a spot where cars and trucks can unload things and people. A military zone is a place under control of the armed forces. To create a zone is called zoning: zoning breaks something into parts or sections. An election board zones an area into separate zones such as districts.
WORD FAMILY
zone: zonal, zoned, zones, zoning+/zonal: azonal, bizonal/zoning: zonings
USAGE EXAMPLES
At the Penn State 27-yard line, receiver Deontay Burnett unilaterally decided to scrap his pass route and beeline to the end zone.
Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017)
Fans around the world plan to toast “The Professor” at 9 p.m. in their time zones.
New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)
Set up by an interception less than a minute later, McSorley plowed into the end zone on a three-yard run.
Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017)
1n an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
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Panama Canal Zone
a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal
buffer, buffer zone
a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict
combat area, combat zone
a military area where combat forces operate
danger zone
a dangerous area
DMZ, demilitarized zone
a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited
drop zone, dropping zone
an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops
kill zone, killing zone
an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities
strike zone
(baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike
tidal zone
an area subject to tidal action
war zone
a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especially a designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war)
bridgehead, foothold
an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
part, region
the extended spatial location of something
2n a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
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island
a zone or area resembling an island
kitchen island
an unattached counter in a kitchen that permits access from all sides
safety island, safety isle, safety zone, traffic island
a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians
place, spot, topographic point
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
3n any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
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geographical zone
South Frigid Zone
the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
North Frigid Zone
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
North Temperate Zone
Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer
South Temperate Zone
Temperate Zone between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn
tropical zone
the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
climatic zone
any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude
time zone
any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used
transit zone
a six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean; includes the principal routes used by drug smugglers
Frigid Zone, polar region, polar zone
the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate
Temperate Zone
the part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by temperate climate
semitropics, subtropics
regions adjacent to the tropics
geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
a demarcated area of the Earth
4n (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
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zona
zona pellucida
thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus
zonula, zonule
small beltlike zone
anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
5v separate or apportion into sections
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partition
screen off, separate off
partition by means of a divider, such as a screen
divide, separate
make a division or separation
6v regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
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district
govern, order, regularise, regularize, regulate
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
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