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zones

/zoʊnz/

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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).

Examples :

""Geography class taught us about the different zones on Earth, like the hot torrid zone near the equator and the freezing frigid zones at the North and South Poles." "

geography area world environment

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Any given region or area of the world.

Examples :

"Different time zones make it difficult to call my family who live in Australia. "

world geography area place

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A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc.

Examples :

"Files in the Internet zone are blocked by default, as a security measure."

area property geography environment

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A band or area of growth encircling anything.

Examples :

"a zone of evergreens on a mountain; the zone of animal or vegetable life in the ocean around an island or a continent"

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A band or stripe extending around a body.

Examples :

"The parking lot was painted with yellow zones to indicate where cars were not allowed to park. "

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A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections.

Examples :

"The architect's drawing showed how the building's ventilation system used zones of parallel air ducts to distribute air evenly throughout each floor. "

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The strike zone.

Examples :

"That pitch was low and away, just outside of the zone."

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Every of the three parts of an ice rink, divided by two blue lines.

Examples :

"Players are off side, if they enter the attacking zone before the puck."

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A semicircular area in front of each goal.

Examples :

"The soccer players cannot use their hands inside the zones in front of each goal. "

sport area position

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A high-performance phase or period.

Examples :

"I just got in the zone late in the game: everything was going in."

sport achievement period

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A defensive scheme where defenders guard a particular area of the court or field, as opposed to a particular opposing player.

Examples :

"The basketball team switched to playing zones to better protect the area around the basket. "

sport area game

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That collection of a domain's DNS resource records, the domain and its subdomains, that are not delegated to another authority.

Examples :

"Our company manages the DNS information for the entire "example.com" domain within its own zones, ensuring we control all the settings for "mail.example.com," "shop.example.com," and any other subdomains that haven't been specifically outsourced. "

computing internet technology system

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(Apple computing) A logical group of network devices on AppleTalk.

Examples :

""The network administrator separated the printers into different zones to make them easier to find on the AppleTalk network." "

computing technology electronics device internet system

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A belt or girdle.

Examples :

"The lifeguard wore several zones around his waist to keep him afloat in the water. "

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The curved surface of a frustum of a sphere, the portion of surface of a sphere delimited by parallel planes.

Examples :

"To calculate the material needed for the spherical cap on the model lighthouse, we first had to determine the area of its two zones based on the height and radius measurements. "

math space area

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(perhaps by meronymy) A frustum of a sphere.

Examples :

"The math textbook explained how to calculate the surface area of spherical zones, which are like sections cut from a sphere. "

math figure area

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A circuit; a circumference.

Examples :

"The sprinkler system divides the lawn into three zones to ensure even watering coverage. "

area part structure

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To divide into or assign sections or areas.

Examples :

"Please zone off our staging area, a section for each group."

area organization business

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To define the property use classification of an area.

Examples :

"This area was zoned for industrial use."

property area government

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To enter a daydream state temporarily, for instance as a result of boredom, fatigue, or intoxication; to doze off.

Examples :

"Everyone just put their goddamn heads together and zoned. (Byron Coley, liner notes for the album "Piece for Jetsun Dolma" by Thurston Moore)"

mind body sensation

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To girdle or encircle.

Examples :

"The river zones the city, separating the east and west sides. "