zone

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 an area or a region with a particular feature or use: a war / security / demilitarized zone * an earthquake / danger zone * a pedestrian zone (= where vehicles may not go) seealsoNO-FLYZONE, TIMEZONE, TWILIGHT 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: When the needle enters the red zone the engine is too hot. * the erogenous zones of the body 4 one of the five parts that the earth's surface is divided into by imaginary lines that are parallel to the EQUATOR: the northern / southern temperate zone verb [VN] [usuallypassive] 1 ~ sth (for sth) to keep an area of land to be used for a particular purpose: The town centre was zoned for office development. 2 to divide an area of land into smaller areas zoning noun [U]