Phrase Hound found 106 phrases and 58 compound words that contain zones. The most common are listed below. Open zones in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 106
- time zonesplural of time zone: A range of longitudes where a common standard time is used.
- zones of actionplural of zone of action: A tactical subdivision of a larger area, the responsibility for which is assigned to a tactical unit; generally applied to offensive action.
- zones of fireplural of zone of fire: An area into which a designated ground unit or fire support ship delivers, or is prepared to deliver, fire support. Fire may or may not be observed.
- blue zonesplural of blue zone: Any of various geographical regions where people are speculated to live longer than average.
- buffer zonesplural of buffer zone: A neutral area that is located between hostile forces, and is designed to prevent hostilities.
- danger zonesplural of danger zone: A specifically hazardous place to be avoided, usually demarcated, such as an area with anti-personnel mines.
- dead zonesplural of dead zone: An area with no life.
- drop zonesplural of drop zone: The location at which troops or supplies are dropped, usually by parachute.
- end zonesplural of end zone: The area between the end line and goal line bounded by the sidelines, bordered on all sides by a white line indicating its beginning and end points; it is 10 yards long.
- life zonesplural of life zone: Any large portion of the Earth's land area which has a generally uniform climate and soil and therefore a high degree of uniformity in the composition of species; a number of different classifications have been …
- loading zonesplural of loading zone: An area of a street or a parking lot designated for the loading or unloading of passengers, baggage or freight, or short-term parking for that purpose.
- neutral zonesplural of neutral zone: A zone between the defensive line of scrimmage and the offensive line of scrimmage.
- school zonesplural of school zone: Streets near or surrounding a school that have reduced speed limits during certain hours of the day for the protection of young pedestrians and cyclists.
- strike zonesplural of strike zone: The area through which if a pitched ball passes, it will be called a strike, typically from the batter's knees to the belt and the width of home plate.
- landing zonesplural of landing zone: Synonym of landing strip (“a rectangular piece of slightly thicker plastic on the top rise (front part) of a diaper, especially a disposable one, to which the tapes or tabs can be fastened; usually has print designs …
- pedestrian zonesplural of pedestrian zone: A road which is closed off to non-emergency motor traffic, with only pedestrians and small vehicles such as bicycles being allowed.
- free speech zonesplural of free speech zone: An area set aside in public places for the purpose of protesting.
- free trade zonesplural of free trade zone: A designated area, usually an subnational one contrasted with the rest of the same country, where goods can be imported, stored, and reexported without customs restrictions or with easier and more affordable …
- no-fly zonesplural of no-fly zone: An airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly.
- nuclear-free zonesplural of nuclear-free zone: An area in which the local or regional authorities have banned nuclear weapons and nuclear power stations.
- special economic zonesplural of special economic zone: An area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country, to encourage investment and development especially through fiscal incentives.
- temperate zonesplural of temperate zone: Either of the parts of the Earth's surface between the tropics and the polar regions: one such zone in the northern hemisphere and one in the southern hemisphere.
- rift zonesplural of rift zone: A feature of some volcanoes, especially the shield volcanoes of Hawaii, in which a linear series of fissures in the volcanic edifice allows lava to erupt from the volcano's flank instead of from its summit.
- geopolitical zonesplural of geopolitical zone: A type of federally recognised region in Nigeria, consisting of multiple states.
- intertidal zonesplural of intertidal zone: The part of a shore between high water and low water, especially the beach exposed at maximum ebb spring tides.
Compound words 58
- timezonesplural of timezone: Alternative form of time zone (chiefly US)
- calzonesplural of calzone: A baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings.
- biozonesplural of biozone: A biostratigraphic unit: an interval of geological strata defined on the basis of its characteristic fossil taxa.
- subzonesplural of subzone: A zone making up part of a larger zone.
- dropzonesplural of dropzone: The location at which troops or supplies are dropped, usually by parachute.
- battlezonesplural of battlezone: The area in which a battle takes place.
- borderzonesplural of borderzone: The zone surrounding a border
- budozonesplural of budozone: An area associated with the budding of virions
- bufferzonesplural of bufferzone: A neutral area that is located between hostile forces, and is designed to prevent hostilities.
- cabezonesplural of cabezone: A California fish (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus), allied to the sculpin.