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]
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