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work zone

work zone noun: an area where work is being done.

Noun

work zone (plural work zones)

  1. An area where work is being done.
    1. A segment of road along which road construction is being done.
      • Get caught in a work zone and the fines double.1998 March 17, erikc , “Re: Do you wear your seat belt?”, in alt.atheism (Usenet)
      • When he was stopped in Pennsylvania he was in a work zone, where the fines double,... .1998 March 31, Doug Wickstrom , “Re: Police Cameras”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet)

Forms of work zone

pluralwork zones

Questions about work zone

What does work zone mean?
Work zone means an area where work is being done.
What part of speech is work zone?
Work zone is a noun.
What is the plural of work zone?
The plural of work zone is work zones.

Words near work zone in the dictionary

  1. work weeks
  2. work wife
  3. work with one's hands
  4. work wives
  5. work wonders
  6. work zone
  7. work zones
  8. work'd
  9. work-a-day
  10. work-alike
  11. work-around

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