(Christchurch, New Zealand) To categorize as too damaged to repair, and requiring the owners to vacate (a property).

(law) A type of zoning ordinance regulating average density rather than the size of each lot, generally requiring some amount of shared open space.

plural of purple zone

Synonym of war zone

(aviation) Synonym of boom path

plural of bang zone

Alternative form of death zone

(geology, seismology) An area of the Earth's surface where seismographs cannot detect direct P-waves or S-waves from an earthquake.

plural of shadow zone

(Nigeria, government) A type of federally recognised region in Nigeria, consisting of multiple states. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see geopolitical, zone.