zone

zone1 [ zoun ] noun count **

an area that has an important or typical feature:

the coastal/earthquake zone

a. an area where a particular activity is allowed or not allowed:

a combat zone

a loading zone

b. an area where only particular people are allowed:

a pedestrian zone

c. a division of a larger area that is divided according to a system:

Your ticket is valid for Zones 1 and 2 only.

d. one of the large areas that the world is divided into according to its temperature:

the Temperate Zone

be in the zone AMERICAN INFORMAL

to be playing a sport very well without needing to think about it:

Look at the way she's playing. She's really in the zone now.

zone

zone 2 [ zoun ] verb transitive

1. ) to officially make land available for a particular use:

This land is zoned for business use.

2. ) zone or zone out intransitive AMERICAN INFORMAL to stop paying attention and just look in front of you without thinking, especially because you are tired, bored, or have taken drugs:

Sorry I was just zoning out for a minute.