Definitions for zoning

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zoning zon·ing

Spelling: [zoh-ning]

IPA: /ˈzoʊ nɪŋ/

Zoning is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 41 anagrams from letters in zoning (ginnoz).

Definitions for zoning

noun

1. any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established:
2. Geography. any of five great divisions of the earth's surface, bounded by lines parallel to the equator and named according to the prevailing temperature. Compare North Frigid Zone, North Temperate Zone, South Frigid Zone, South Temperate Zone, Torrid Zone.
3. Biogeography. an area characterized by a particular set of organisms, whose presence is determined by environmental conditions, as an altitudinal belt on a mountain.
4. Geology. a horizon.
5. Geometry. a part of the surface of a sphere included between two parallel planes.
6. a specific district, area, etc., within which a uniform charge is made for transportation, mail delivery, or other service.
7. the total number of available railroad terminals within a given circumference around a given shipping center.
8. an area or district in a city or town under special restrictions as to the type, size, purpose, etc., of existing or proposed buildings.
9. time zone.
10. Also called postal delivery zone. (in the U.S. postal system) any of the numbered districts into which a city or metropolitan area was formerly divided for expediting the sorting and delivery of mail.
11. Sports. a particular portion of a playing area:
12. the zone, Informal. a state of intense concentration and focus that greatly improves a person's performance in a physical or mental activity, especially in sports:
13. Archaic. a girdle or belt; cincture.

adjective

1. (especially in city planning) of or relating to the division of an area into zones, as to restrict the number and types of buildings and their uses:

Verb phrases

1. zone out, Informal. to become inattentive or dazed:

verb (used with object)

1. to mark with zones or bands.
2. to divide into zones, tracts, areas, etc., as according to existing characteristics or as distinguished for some purpose.
3. to divide (a city, town, neighborhood, etc.) into areas subject to special restrictions on any existing or proposed buildings.
4. to encircle or surround with a zone, girdle, belt, or the like.

verb (used without object)

1. to be formed into zones.

Origin of zoning

First recorded in 1810-20; zone + -ing²

Examples for zoning

New York has made an elaborate report on the zoning of the city into business, industrial, and residential areas.

The problem of lack of zoning by the State for construction in the Druze villages is seething under the surface.

zoning boards and city councils often throw up obstacles to expansion.

So why even make the announcement about planning and zoning if the building phase is never going to arrive?

A class is an expression of interest, not the product of statistical distribution based on birth and zoning.

Bribery and personal-interest scandals often are rooted in zoning matters.

This zoning offers no real contradiction of the usual pattern of Pennsylvania migrations.

Did you see anything in this post about getting rid of zoning regulations?

The selling-floor location of these utility units determines the zoning system of the warehouses on the tenth.

We went through a two-year effort to get the zoning changed to allow us to put 33 solar panels on the roof.