zone
/zoʊn/
Each of the five regions of the earth's surface into which it was divided by climatic differences, namely the torrid zone, two temperate zones, and two frigid zones; Any given region or area of the world; A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc; A restricted category or virtual place
- plural
- zones
Meanings
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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)
We talked about time zones.
Tatoeba · mervert1 · CC BY 2.0 FR
It's like a war zone there.
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Any given region or area of the world
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A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc
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A restricted category or virtual place
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A band or area of growth encircling anythingrare
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A band or stripe extending around a bodyrare
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A series of planes having mutually parallel intersectionsrare
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The strike zonerare
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Every of the three parts of an ice rink, divided by two blue linesrare
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A semicircular area in front of each goalrare