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exclusion zone

exclusion zone noun: a geographic area in which some sanctioning authority prohibits specific activities.

Noun

exclusion zone (plural exclusion zones)

  1. A geographic area in which some sanctioning authority prohibits specific activities.
    • the Chernobyl exclusion zone
    • Although the exclusion zone around each test case is the same for all inputs, the area of each zone decreases with successive attempts.2003, Jean-Pierre Rosen, Alfred Strohmeier, Reliable Software Technologies-Ada-Europe 2003, page 371
    Synonyms:
    EZ

Examples of exclusion zone in a sentence

  • On 7 April, Britain declared a maritime exclusion zone (subsequently upgraded to a total exclusion zone on 28 April) of 200 nautical miles around the Islands.2005, John Uhr, Terms of Trust: Arguments Over Ethics in Australian Government, page 169:
  • If the demolition is to use explosives, an exclusion zone must be established at a distance from and surrounding the structure.2007, Phil Hughes, Ed Ferrett, Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction, page 165:

Synonyms of exclusion zone

Forms of exclusion zone

pluralexclusion zones

Questions about exclusion zone

What does exclusion zone mean?
Exclusion zone means a geographic area in which some sanctioning authority prohibits specific activities.
How do you use exclusion zone in a sentence?
On 7 April, Britain declared a maritime exclusion zone (subsequently upgraded to a total exclusion zone on 28 April) of 200 nautical miles around the Islands.
What part of speech is exclusion zone?
Exclusion zone is a noun.
What is the plural of exclusion zone?
The plural of exclusion zone is exclusion zones.

Words near exclusion zone in the dictionary

  1. exclusible
  2. exclusion
  3. exclusion chromatography
  4. exclusion unit
  5. exclusion units
  6. exclusion zone
  7. exclusion zones
  8. exclusionarily
  9. exclusionary
  10. exclusionary rule
  11. exclusionary rules

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