Zone Area Countries Temperate Pedestrian Divided Noun Bre

• a war/security/demilitarized, etc. zone
• an earthquake/danger, etc. zone
• a pedestrian zone (= where vehicles may not go)
• postal charges to countries in zone 2

zone

1. an area or a region with a particular feature or use
• see also danger zone
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/danger-zone
• a war/security/demilitarized, etc. zone
• an earthquake/danger, etc. zone
• a pedestrian zone (= where vehicles may not go)
2. one of the areas that a larger area is divided into for the purpose of organization
• postal charges to countries in zone 2
3. an area or a part of an object, especially one that is different from its surroundings
• see also crumple zone
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/crumple-zone
• When the needle enters the red zone the engine is too hot.
• the erogenous zones of the body
4. one of the parts that the earth’s surface is divided into by imaginary lines that are parallel to the equator
• the northern/southern temperate zone
5. in a state in which you feel confident and are performing at your best
• see also comfort zone
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/comfort-zone
• When I'm in the zone, writing is the most satisfying thing in the world.

Extra Examples

• An enemy plane was shot down after it violated the exclusion zone.
• Companies within enterprise zones are given special help.
• Europe is divided into economic zones.
• Fighter planes are being sent to enforce the UN no-fly zone.
• Most of the old town is a traffic-free zone.
• Our truck was trapped in the kill zone.
• She stood some distance away from him to maintain a safety zone.
• Students are unwilling to step outside their comfort zone.
• The Internet has become a free-fire zone for conspiracy theories.
• The area has been declared a closed military zone.
• The plant grows only in the temperate zone.
• The rebels control the southern border zone.
• The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.
• The team finds itself in the relegation zone after a run of poor results.
• This area behind the station is a no-go zone for tourists.
• Vancouver is in the same time zone as Los Angeles.
• We had accidentally strayed into the war zone.
• We were crossing into a new time zone.
• a transition zone between tropical and arid vegetations
• an industrial zone of factories, warehouses and shipyards
• an oxygen-depleted dead zone at the bottom of the sea
• the alpine and arid zones of Australia
• the neutral zone between the two countries
• the temperate and tropical zones of South America
• the twilight zone between living and merely existing
• All countries in zones 1 and 2 have free incoming calls.
• Half a million people were made homeless throughout the earthquake zone.
• Medical teams are on standby to fly out to the war zone.
• The agreement provided for a security zone of 80km on both sides of the border.
• The main part of the city centre is a pedestrian zone.
• The ticket may be used on any bus in zone 2.
• This species is found widely distributed throughout the northern temperate zone.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from French, or from Latin zona ‘girdle’, from Greek zōnē.