zoned
pronunciation
How to pronounce zoned in British English:
UK [zəʊnd]
How to pronounce zoned in American English:
US [zoʊnd]
Word Origin
- zoned (adj.)
- 1960s in drug-use sense, from ozone (n.), which is found high in the atmosphere; the related verb to zone is from 1980s.
Example
- 1. Has this area been zoned for a park ?
- 2. The company has built factories on acreage zoned to grow enough food to feed the population .
- 3. If my neighborhood is " zoned " residential , I cannot build a factory or run a restaurant on my property .
- 4. I must have zoned out again .
- 5. Beautiful traditional home zoned to hunters creek .