: any of the eight concentric bands of territory centered on a given postal shipment point designated as a distance bracket for U.S. parcel post to which mail is charged at a single rate
(2)
: a distance within which the same fare is charged by a common carrier
c
: an area on a field of play
d
: a stretch of roadway or a space in which certain traffic regulations are in force
Noun at that point we were out of the danger zone for avalanches Verb The town council voted to zone the area for industrial use.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
In fact, the habitable zone of a star can change quite a bit. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 12 Sep. 2022 Second, a zone of high pressure off the Northeast coast could send moisture and maybe some low clouds our way, especially by Sunday. Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 Roughly a quarter of California’s operational wells—those within the setback zone—could need to relocate or shut down in the coming years. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2022 Why: To keep traffic flowing through the work zone of INDOT's Clear Path project. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2022 That means grape growers won’t be able to salvage their grapes if their property is located within an evacuation zone — even if the fire is miles away. Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Aug. 2022 In that sense, ‘Alam’ is a story of a collective, embodied in the life of a young man (Tamer), who wishes to step out of the safe zone of passive fear into the light of freedom. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 Aug. 2022 Its star is the size of the sun, its year is just a shade longer than ours, and it’s a little bit bigger than our planet, but firmly in the habitable zone of the star. John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 25 Aug. 2022 There was a zone of low pressure stalled off the coast of Portugal, which drew hot air from North Africa and moved it into Europe. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 24 Aug. 2022
Verb
To see someone like him recalibrate and zone back in to life... Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022 The Birmingham City Council voted in 2020 to re-zone the former Carraway Methodist Medical Center campus, setting in motion a redevelopment that has been years in coming.al, 10 May 2022 Laguna Niguel’s requirement, approved by the city last year, is to zone for 1,207 new housing units. Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2022 The reluctance of Connecticut towns to zone for multifamily housing was a focus of a report Giffin authored called Zoning For Equity, Vol. Seamus Mcavoy, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2022 In addition to reviewing Lakewood’s codes, the mayor said her administration has been examining how larger municipalities such as Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati zone large buildings and parking garages. John Benson, cleveland, 24 Jan. 2022 The association calculated that O.C. should zone for about 183,000 new units.Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2022 Elliott, who was a county commissioner for four years before he was elected to the state Senate in 2018, said there was not one request to zone unincorporated areas of Baldwin County during his time with the county.al, 14 Oct. 2021 Users can zone in on specific municipalities as well as filter by income and eligibility requirements, availability, and number of bedrooms.BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2021
Adjective
There are also smart ductless air conditioners on the market, plus the majority of units come in a range of capacity options, along with single- and multi-zone models. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2022 And, there’s tri-zone climate controls, so passengers can control their own climate and cupholders for the second-row passengers. Christian De Looper, BGR, 7 May 2022 High-efficiency gas furnaces and hot water heaters, energy-efficient insulation and multi-zone heating and cooling systems (in the two-level home styles) help to offset energy costs. Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2022 There is also a water filtration system, multi-zone central air conditioning and an LED lighting system to suit any ambience. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2022 Just six seconds later, after a faceoff violation, Epstein threw a cross-zone pass to Degnon, who tied the game at 4 entering halftime. Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 13 Mar. 2022 The full-time missionaries were attending a multi-zone conference in Torreón, Mexico.Fox News, 13 Nov. 2021 Another great feature for rear passengers is the tri-zone air conditioning. James Morris, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021 The air conditioning is tri-zone, so rear passengers have their own controls alongside both front occupants. James Morris, Forbes, 12 June 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin zōna "belt, girdle, imaginary band encircling the earth," borrowed from Greek zṓnē, going back to Indo-European *i̯eh3s-neh2, whence also, with stem variation, Russian Church Slavic pojasnĭ "belt," Sanskrit rā́snā "girdle" (*yā́snā crossed with raśanā́ "rope, bridle, girth"); derivative from a verbal base *i̯eh3s- "encircle, girdle," whence, with various stem formatives, Old Church Slavic pojašǫ, pojasati "to gird," Lithuanian júosiu, júosti, Albanian ngjesh- "gird, encircle, compress," Greek zṓnnȳmi, aorist ézōsa "(I) gird(ed)"; from a verbal adjective in *-t- Lithuanian júosta "band, zone," Greek zōstós "belted, girded," Avestan yāsta-