What does the word zone mean?

Answer 1

zone |zōn|

noun

1 [usu. with adj. ] an area or stretch of land having a particular characteristic, purpose, or use, or subject to particular restrictions : a pedestrian zone | the government has declared the city a disaster zone | a no-smoking zone.

• Geography a well-defined region extending around the earth between definite limits, esp. between two parallels of latitude : a zone of easterly winds. See also frigid zone , temperate zone , torrid zone .

• (also time zone) a range of longitudes where a common standard time is used.

• Sports in Basketball, football, and hockey, a specific area of the court, field, or rink, esp. one to be defended by a particular player, or the mode of defensive play using this system. See zone defense below .

• a specific region or area within which uniform rates are charged for transportation, parcel post delivery, or other service.

• (in full postal zone) formerly, any of the numbered areas into which a large city or metropolitan area was divided for facilitating mail delivery.

• chiefly Botany & Zoologyan encircling band or stripe of distinctive color, texture, or character.

2 archaic a belt or girdle worn around a person's body.

3 Mathematics an area between two exact or approximate concentric circles.

• a part of the surface of a sphere enclosed between two parallel planes, or of a cone or cylinder, etc., between such planes cutting it perpendicularly to the axis.

4 Geology Paleontology a range between specified limits of depth, height, etc., esp. a section of strata distinguished by characteristic fossils.

verb [ trans. ]

1 divide into or assign to zones, in particular

• [often as n. ] ( zoning) divide (a town or stretch of land) into areas subject to particular planning restrictions : an experimental system of zoning.

• designate (a specific area) for use or development in such a manner : the land is zoned for housing.

2 archaic encircle as or with a band or stripe.

PHRASES

zone defense Sports in basketball, football, and hockey, a system of defensive play in which each player guards an allotted area of the field of play and guards an opponent only when the opponent is in his area.

PHRASAL VERBS

zone out informal fall asleep or lose concentration or consciousness : I just zoned out for a moment. [ORIGIN: compare with sense 3 of zoned . ]

DERIVATIVES

zonal |ˈzōnl| |ˈzoʊnl| adjective

zonally |ˈzōnl-ē| |ˈzoʊnli| adverb

ORIGIN late Middle English : from French, or from Latin zona 'girdle,' from Greek zōnē.

zoned |zōnd| |zoʊnd|

adjective

1 divided into zones, in particular (of land) designated for a particular type of use or development : zoned industrial land.

2 chiefly Botany zoology marked with circles or bands of color : strongly zoned leaves.

3 informal under the influence of drugs or alcohol : she's zoned on downers | a zoned-out hippie. [ORIGIN: 1970s: blend of zonked and stoned .]

Answer 2

The word zone means and area that is defined by specific characteristics.