zone

Meaning

Noun

1. (archaic) 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 the polar circles).
2. Any given region or area of the world.
3. A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc.
4. (broadly) A restricted category or virtual place.
5. A band or area of growth encircling anything.
6. A band or stripe extending around a body.
7. A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections.
8. (informal) The strike zone.
9. Every of the three parts of an ice rink, divided by two blue lines.
10. A semicircular area in front of each goal.
11. A high-performance phase or period.
12. A defensive scheme where defenders guard a particular area of the court or field, as opposed to a particular opposing player.
13. That collection of a domain's DNS resource records, the domain and its subdomains, that are not delegated to another authority.
14. (dated) A logical group of network devices on AppleTalk (an obsolete networking protocol).
15. (literary) A belt or girdle.
16. The curved surface of a frustum of a sphere, the portion of surface of a sphere delimited by parallel planes.
17. (broadly) A frustum of a sphere.
18. A circuit; a circumference.

Verb

1. (transitive) To divide into or assign to sections or areas.
2. (transitive) To define the property use classification of (an area).
3. (intransitive, slang) To enter a daydream state temporarily, for instance as a result of boredom, fatigue, or intoxication; to doze off.
4. To assign to a restricted category.

Synonyms

area

region

belt

district

domain

girdle

band

territory

sector

country

section

sphere

zona

field

land

place

boundary

side

locality

block

realm

laminate

space

geographical zone

Z

gird

strip

stratify

tier

part

border

strap

vicinity

circle

⭕

segment

partition

cincture

zonal

carry

disjoint

dimension

burst

begird

demesne

build

limits

cordon

level

lead

constitution

Translations

zone

Zone

zona

zona

zone

zona

Gebiet

région

ζώνη

zona

regione

area

región

gebied

Bereich

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zoʊn/

Etymology

From Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle, belt”).

Sentences

The area is currently in a military zone and is closed to visitors .