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zone

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A belt, girdle, or distinct geographical region; poetically used to describe encircling bands, climate belts, or specified realms.

Detailed Definition
Here, zone means a broad stretch or region, especially of landscape. In poetic usage it can sound more elevated than the ordinary modern sense of an area or district.
Example
Example in poetry:
“And far away a mountain zone” — descriptive usage; A “zone” is a distinct band, region, or belt defined by climate, geography, or character; Beyond the forest lay a cold alpine zone; The noun helps poets divide a landscape into visible layers
Additional Notes
In the quoted line, "zone" is used in a less common poetic sense for a region of land.; Found in the poem, Speak of the North! A lonely moor by Charlotte Brontë
Also Known As
region area space
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