Definition of ZONE

zone

Plural: zones

Noun

  • a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
  • any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
  • an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
  • (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • A band or area of growth encircling anything.
  • A band or stripe extending around a body.
  • A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections.
  • The strike zone.
  • Every of the three parts of an ice rink, divided by two blue lines.
  • A semicircular area in front of each goal.
  • A high-performance phase or period.
  • A defensive scheme where defenders guard a particular area of the court or field, as opposed to a particular opposing player.
  • That collection of a domain's DNS resource records, the domain and its subdomains, that are not delegated to another authority.
  • A logical group of network devices on AppleTalk (an obsolete networking protocol).
  • A belt or girdle.
  • The curved surface of a frustum of a sphere, the portion of surface of a sphere delimited by parallel planes.
  • A frustum of a sphere.
  • A circuit; a circumference.

Verb

Verb Forms: zoned, zoning, zones

  • To divide an area into specific zones or sections.
  • regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
  • separate or apportion into sections
  • To divide into or assign to sections or areas.
  • To define the property use classification of (an area).
  • To enter a daydream state temporarily, for instance as a result of boredom, fatigue, or intoxication; to doze off.
  • To assign to a restricted category.

Examples

  • Files in the Internet zone are blocked by default, as a security measure.
  • He needed to ZONE out the noise to focus on his Words With Friends strategy.
  • I just got in the zone late in the game: everything was going in.
  • Players are off side, if they enter the attacking zone before the puck.
  • Please zone off our staging area, a section for each group.
  • That pitch was low and away, just outside the zone.
  • The discussion was veering off into a danger zone.
  • The white zone is for loading and unloading only.
  • There is a no-smoking zone that extends 25 feet outside of each entrance.
  • This area was zoned for industrial use.
  • We've zoned each other as friends; we'll never be anything more.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle, belt”).

Synonyms

district, geographical zone, partition, zona, area, belt, crease, doze off, region, section, sector, sphere, territory, zone out

Scrabble Score: 13

zone: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
zone: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
zone: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

zone: valid Words With Friends Word