Collocation: zone

zone (n)

uk: /zəʊn/ us: /zoʊn/

ADJ. 

broad, narrow | marginal, peripheral, transition/transitional, twilight

"a transition zone between tropical and arid vegetations the twilight zone between living and merely existing "

| border, frontier | neutral | battle, combat, military, war | buffer, demilitarized, exclusion, no-fly, no-go

"This area behind the station is a no-go zone for tourists. "

| occupation, occupied, security | autonomous | danger | emergency | disaster

"The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone. "

| safe | safety

"She stood some distance away from him to maintain a safety zone. "

| nuclear-free, smoke-free, traffic-free, weapons-free 

"Most of the town centre is a traffic-free zone. "

| earthquake, fault, seismic | climatic, geographical | alpine, arid, coastal, temperate

"the alpine and arid zones of Australia "

| economic, enterprise, fishing, free-trade, industrial

"an industrial zone of factories, warehouses and shipyards "

| euro-

"(also"

eurozone

")"

| northern, southern, etc. | pedestrian | time | erogenous | relegation

"The team finds itself in the relegation zone after a run of poor results. "

VERB + ZONE 

control

"The rebels control the southern border zone. "

| create, declare sth, establish, impose, set up

"The area has been declared a closed military zone. "

| enforce

"Fighter planes are being sent to enforce the UN no-fly zone. "

| violate

"An enemy plane was shot down after it violated the exclusion zone. "

| cross into, enter

"We were crossing into a new time zone. "

| leave

"Aid workers were advised to leave the danger zone. "

| divide sth into

"Europe is divided into economic zones. "

ZONE + NOUN 

boundary

""

PREP. 

in a/the ~

"The plant grows only in the temperate zone. "

| into a/the

"We had accidentally strayed into the war zone. "

| out of a/the ~, within a/the ~

"Companies within enterprise zones are given special help. "

| ~ between

"the neutral zone between the two countries "