Definition of "zone" []

• An area or a region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic. (noun)
• Any of the five regions of the surface of the earth that are loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude, including the Torrid Zone, the North and South Temperate zones, and the North and South Frigid zones. (noun)
• A similar division on any other planet. (noun)
• Mathematics A portion of a sphere bounded by the intersections of two parallel planes with the sphere. (noun)
• Ecology An area characterized by distinct physical conditions and populated by communities of certain kinds of organisms. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I said he was in “needy” zone and I was in “E” zone…."
• "Looking at the numbers, what jumps out as different between 2007 and 2009 are isolated power and zone% - i.e. how hard the ball is hit and how often a pitch ends up in the strike zone."
• "* More than 1,500 people flee war zone* Red Cross says conditions getting worse By Ranga SirilalCOLOMBO, March 17 (Reuters) - Tamil Tiger separatists counterattacked with a failed suicide bombing in clashes that killed at least 14 rebels and more than 1,500 refugees fled Sri Lanka's war zone, the military said on Tuesday."