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nounADJECTIVE▪ narrow, wide▪ marginal, peripheral, transition, transitional, twilight▪
a transition zone between tropical and arid vegetations
▪the twilight zone between living and merely existing
▪ border, frontier▪ neutral▪ battle, combat, conflict, military, war▪ buffer, demilitarized, exclusion, no-fly, no-go▪This area behind the station is a no-go zone for tourists.
▪ occupation, occupied▪ free-fire (AmE, also figurative), kill, target▪The Internet has become a free-fire zone for conspiracy theories(= there are no restrictions).
▪Our truck was trapped in the kill zone (= where it can be attacked).
▪ danger▪ disaster▪The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.
▪ safe, safety, security▪She stood some distance away from him to maintain a safety zone.
▪ drug-free, nuclear-free, smoke-free, traffic-free, etc.▪Most of the old town is a traffic-free zone.
▪ northern, southern, etc.▪ central▪ earthquake, fault, seismic▪ climate, climatic▪ temperate, tropical▪the temperate and tropical zones of South America
▪ coastal▪ dead▪an oxygen-depleted dead zone at the bottom of the sea
▪ economic, enterprise, fishing, free-trade, industrial▪an industrial zone of factories, warehouses and shipyards
▪ autonomous▪ pedestrian (BrE)▪ school (AmE)▪ time▪Vancouver is in the same time zone as Los Angeles.
▪ erogenous▪ drop, landing▪ relegation (BrE)▪The team finds itself in the relegation zone after a run of poor results.
▪ strike (in baseball)▪ end (in American football)▪ comfort▪Students are unwilling to step outside their comfort zone.
VERB + ZONE▪ control, patrol▪The rebels control the southern border zone.
▪ create, declare sth, designate sth, establish▪The area has been declared a closed military zone.
▪ enforce▪Fighter planes are being sent to enforce the UN no-fly zone.
▪ violate▪An enemy plane was shot down after it violated the exclusion zone.
▪ cross into, enter▪We were crossing into a new time zone.
▪ leave▪Aid workers were advised to leave the danger zone.
▪ divide sth into▪Europe is divided into economic zones.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the zone, within a/the zone▪The plant grows only in the temperate zone.
▪Companies within enterprise zones are given special help.
▪ into a/the zone▪We had accidentally strayed into the war zone.
▪ out of a/the zone▪ zone between▪the neutral zone between the two countries
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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zone — zone … Dictionnaire des rimes
zone — [ zon ] n. f. • 1119; lat. zona, du gr. zônê, proprt « ceinture » 1 ♦ Géogr. Chacune des cinq parties de la sphère terrestre, divisée selon les cercles polaires et les tropiques, et caractérisée par un climat particulier. Vieilli Zones froides et … Encyclopédie Universelle
zoné — zone [ zon ] n. f. • 1119; lat. zona, du gr. zônê, proprt « ceinture » 1 ♦ Géogr. Chacune des cinq parties de la sphère terrestre, divisée selon les cercles polaires et les tropiques, et caractérisée par un climat particulier. Vieilli Zones… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Zone 51 — (Area 51) Code AITA Code OACI … Wikipédia en Français
Zone — may refer to:In geography: * One of five geographical zones of the earth: ** The torrid zone ** The north and south temperate zones ** The north and south frigid zones * Hardiness zone, in gardening and other agriculture a geographically defined… … Wikipedia
Zône — Zone Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
Zone — (von griechisch ζώνη zōnē „Gürtel”) bedeutet so viel wie Bereich, Areal und Abschnitt. Allgemein versteht man darunter einen nach außen gewandten, von außerhalb wahrnehmbaren Teil eines Ganzen, wobei eine Zone sich nach einem bestimmten Kriterium … Deutsch Wikipedia
Zone — one (z[=o]n), n. [F. zone, L. zona, Gr. zw nh; akin to zwnny nai to gird, Lith. j[*u]sta a girdle, j[*u]sti to gird, Zend y[=a]h.] 1. A girdle; a cincture. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] An embroidered zone surrounds her waist. Dryden. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ZONE — Pays d’origine Japon Genre musical Jpop J Rock Années d activité 1999 2005 ; 2011 présent Labels Sony Music Records Site officiel … Wikipédia en Français
zone — [zōn] n. [Fr < L zona < Gr zōnē, a belt < zōnnynai, to gird < IE * yosmen < base * yos , to gird > OSlav pojaśǫ, to gird] 1. an encircling band, stripe, course, etc. distinct in color, texture, structure, etc. from the… … English World dictionary
Zone 4 — Administration Pays Côte d Ivoire Région Région des Lagunes Département Abidjan Arrondissement 2 Canton 1 … Wikipédia en Français
