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red-zoning

red-zoning is the present participle and gerund of red-zone.

Meaning of red-zone

Verb

red-zone (third-person singular simple present red-zones, present participle red-zoning, simple past and past participle red-zoned)

  1. (New Zealand) To categorize as too damaged to repair, and requiring the owners to vacate (a property).
    • And in the event their land is red-zoned, at least they know they will ultimately get a new house under their AMI insurance policy.2013, Rebecca Macfie, Report from Christchurch, page 26

Questions about red-zoning

What is red-zoning the present participle and gerund of?
Red-zoning is the present participle and gerund of red-zone.

Words near red-zoning in the dictionary

  1. red-winged tinamous
  2. red-wings
  3. red-zone
  4. red-zoned
  5. red-zones
  6. red-zoning
  7. Reda
  8. redact
  9. redactable
  10. redacted
  11. redactic

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