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Zone
01
a specific area with unique characteristics
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
zones
Examples
This park has a zone for picnics and another for sports.
02
an area on the Earth's surface defined by particular coordinates or boundaries
Examples
The map shows a climate zone near the coast.
03
(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
04
an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
to zone
01
to divide into different areas or sections
Transitive: to zone a space or area
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
zone
3rd person singular
zones
Present participle
zoning
Past simple
zoned
Past participle
zoned
Examples
The school board has zoned the district to optimize bus routes for efficiency.
02
to designate or allocate an area of land for a specific use or purpose
Transitive: to zone an area for a purpose or activity
Examples
The city council decided to zone the downtown area for commercial development to attract businesses.
Lexical Tree
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