zone
♦ zone /z'oʊn/ (zones zoning zoned)
1 [N-COUNT] oft n N
A zone is an area that has particular features or characteristics.
Many people have stayed behind in the potential war zone...
The area has been declared a disaster zone.
...time zones.
2 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed
If an area of land is zoned, it is formally set aside for a particular purpose.
The land was not zoned for commercial purposes...
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...the use of zoning to preserve agricultural land...buff|er zone (buffer zones)
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A buffer zone is an area created to separate opposing forces or groups which belongs to neither of them.end zone (end zones)
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In American football, an end zone is one of the areas at each end of the field that the ball must cross for a touchdown to be scored.en|ter|prise zone (enterprise zones)
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An enterprise zone is an area, usually a depressed or inner-city area, where the government offers incentives in order to attract new businesses. (BUSINESS)
Because it is in an enterprise zone, taxes on non-food items are 3.5% instead of the usual 7%.ex|clu|sion zone (exclusion zones)
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An exclusion zone is an area where people are not allowed to go or where they are not allowed to do a particular thing, for example because it would be dangerous.no-fly zone (no-fly zones)
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A no-fly zone is an area of sky where military and other aircraft are not allowed to fly, especially because of a war.safe|ty zone (safety zones)
also safety island
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A safety zone is a place in the middle of a road crossing where you can wait before you cross the other half of the road. (AM)time zone (time zones)
also time-zone
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A time zone is one of the areas into which the world is divided where the time is calculated as being a particular number of hours behind or ahead of GMT.
1 [N-COUNT] oft n N
A zone is an area that has particular features or characteristics.
Many people have stayed behind in the potential war zone...
The area has been declared a disaster zone.
...time zones.
2 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed
If an area of land is zoned, it is formally set aside for a particular purpose.
The land was not zoned for commercial purposes...
● zoning [N-UNCOUNT]
...the use of zoning to preserve agricultural land...buff|er zone (buffer zones)
[N-COUNT]
A buffer zone is an area created to separate opposing forces or groups which belongs to neither of them.end zone (end zones)
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In American football, an end zone is one of the areas at each end of the field that the ball must cross for a touchdown to be scored.en|ter|prise zone (enterprise zones)
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An enterprise zone is an area, usually a depressed or inner-city area, where the government offers incentives in order to attract new businesses. (BUSINESS)
Because it is in an enterprise zone, taxes on non-food items are 3.5% instead of the usual 7%.ex|clu|sion zone (exclusion zones)
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An exclusion zone is an area where people are not allowed to go or where they are not allowed to do a particular thing, for example because it would be dangerous.no-fly zone (no-fly zones)
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A no-fly zone is an area of sky where military and other aircraft are not allowed to fly, especially because of a war.safe|ty zone (safety zones)
also safety island
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A safety zone is a place in the middle of a road crossing where you can wait before you cross the other half of the road. (AM)time zone (time zones)
also time-zone
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A time zone is one of the areas into which the world is divided where the time is calculated as being a particular number of hours behind or ahead of GMT.