| bee eater | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. bee eater | colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees. |
| ~ coraciiform bird | chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes. |
| ~ family meropidae, meropidae | bee-eaters. |
| zone | | |
| n. (location) | 1. zone | a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features. |
| ~ island | a zone or area resembling an island. |
| ~ place, spot, topographic point | a point located with respect to surface features of some region.; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" |
| n. (location) | 2. geographical zone, zone | any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude. |
| ~ climatic zone | any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude. |
| ~ geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | a demarcated area of the Earth. |
| ~ time zone | any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used. |
| ~ transit zone | a six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean; includes the principal routes used by drug smugglers. |
| n. (location) | 3. zone | an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic. |
| ~ region, part | the extended spatial location of something.; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" |
| ~ buffer zone, buffer | a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict. |
| ~ combat area, combat zone | a military area where combat forces operate. |
| ~ danger zone | a dangerous area. |
| ~ demilitarized zone, dmz | a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited.; "tensions exist on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South Korea" |
| ~ drop zone, dropping zone | an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops. |
| ~ kill zone, killing zone | an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities. |
| ~ strike zone | (baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike. |
| ~ tidal zone | an area subject to tidal action. |
| ~ canal zone, panama canal zone | a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal. |
| n. (body) | 4. zona, zone | (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure. |
| ~ anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing.; "he has good bone structure" |
| ~ zona pellucida | thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus. |
| ~ zonula, zonule | small beltlike zone. |
| ~ anatomy, general anatomy | the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals. |
| v. (social) | 5. district, zone | regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns. |
| ~ govern, regularise, regularize, regulate, order | bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations.; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" |
| v. (change) | 6. partition, zone | separate or apportion into sections.; "partition a room off" |
| ~ screen off, separate off | partition by means of a divider, such as a screen.; "screen off this part of the room" |
| ~ divide, separate | make a division or separation. |
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