Meaning & use
subzones
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“subzones” is a form of “subzone”.
Meaning
nounplural
Smaller areas into which a larger zone is divided, each treated as a separate unit for a particular purpose.
Grammar: Plural form; the singular is subzone: each subzone has its own rules.
Patterns
- subzones of something
- divided into subzones
The park is split into three subzones, and camping is allowed in only one.
City planners drew separate subzones for housing, shops and light industry.
Each of the reef's subzones supports a different mix of fish.
Common combinations
- divide into subzones
- The warehouse floor was divided into subzones by product type.
- ecological subzones
- Researchers mapped the ecological subzones along the mountain slope.
- separate subzones
- The stadium has separate subzones for families and for standing fans.
- subzones within a zone
- The subzones within each zone follow different building codes.
- designated subzones
- Fishing is limited to designated subzones of the bay.
Synonyms and how they differ
- sections
- Sections is the everyday word for parts of anything, whereas subzones stresses that the parts belong to an already named zone.
- districts
- Districts are usually administrative or urban areas and are not necessarily nested inside a larger zone.
- sectors
- Sectors suggests parts of a pie-like division, often in economics or defense, rather than regulated areas.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: subzones or subzero?
subzones vs subzero
Subzero describes temperatures below zero and has no link to areas or zones.
Practice
The nature reserve was split into four ______, each with its own visitor limits.
Choose one answer.
Subzones are smaller regulated areas inside a larger zone. Suburbs are outskirts of cities and do not fit a nature reserve split by rules.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “subzones”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.