zone

🇺🇸 /zəʊn/ 🇬🇧 /zəʊn/
Frequency
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Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
B2

An area with a special purpose or feature.

This is a quiet zone where loud noises are not allowed.

R

A section of a larger area used for organization.

Mail costs less when sent to countries in zone 1.

R

A part of something that is different from what surrounds it.

The gauge has a red zone that shows danger.

R

A division of the Earth's surface based on climate.

Plants in the tropical zone need warm weather.

verb
R

To set aside an area for a specific use.

The city will zone this area for new parks.

R

To divide an area into smaller sections.

We need to zone the garden into planting areas.

translation

n. An area with a special purpose or feature.; A section of a larger area used for organization.; A part of something that is different from what surrounds it.; A division of the Earth's surface based on climate.
v. To set aside an area for a specific use.; To divide an area into smaller sections.

Word Forms

Plural zones
Progressive zoning
Past zoned
3rd Present zones
Perfect zoned