1 zone
Pronounced:
/ˈzoʊn/
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural zonesMeaning:
[count] 1 : an area that is different from other areas in a particular way ▪ The city is in an earthquake zone. [=an area where earthquakes occur] ▪ a pedestrian zone [=an area where vehicles are not allowed so that people can walk safely] ▪ a combat/danger/war zone ▪ the euro zone [=the part of Europe that uses the euro as its monetary unit] ▪ He left the car in a no-parking zone. [=an area where parking is not allowed] —see also buffer zone, comfort zone, crumple zone, end zone, neutral zone, no-fly zone, red zone, strike zone, time zone, towaway zone, twilight zone
2 : one of the sections in a city or town that is used for a particular purpose ▪ a business/residential zone [=district]
2 : one of the sections in a city or town that is used for a particular purpose ▪ a business/residential zone [=district]