crash smash | the act of colliding with something, his crash through the window, the fullback's smash into the defensive line |
crash landing | an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft) |
crash dive | a rapid descent by a submarine |
zone fire | artillery or mortar fire delivered in a constant direction at several quadrant elevations |
crash barrier | a strong protective barrier that is erected around a racetrack or in the middle of a dual-lane highway in order to reduce the likelihood of severe accidents |
crash helmet | a padded helmet worn by people riding bicycles or motorcycles, protects the head in case of accidents |
traffic island safety island safety isle safety zone | a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded, provides safe area for pedestrians |
twilight zone no man's land | the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both), but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal, in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity, in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression |
erogenous zone | any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation |
language area language zone | a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language |
zone zona | (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure |
comfort zone | the temperature range (between anddegrees Centigrade) at which the naked human body is able to maintain a heat balance without shivering or sweating |
crash course crash program crash programme | a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency), he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy, his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people, a crash programme is needed to create new jobs |
crash wreck | a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles), they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane |
clang clangor clangour clangoring clank clash crash | a loud resonant repeating noise, he could hear the clang of distant bells |
crash collapse | a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) |
crash | (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative, the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since |
head crash | (computer science) a crash of a read write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk) |
Antarctic Antarctic Zone South Frigid Zone | the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters |
Arctic Arctic Zone North Frigid Zone | the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole |
zone | an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic |
zone geographical zone | any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude |
climatic zone | any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude |
zone of interior | the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations |
Frigid Zone polar zone polar region | the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole, characterized by frigid climate |
benthos benthic division benthonic zone | a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones |
littoral litoral littoral zone sands | the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean |
loading zone loading area | a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded |
no-parking zone | a space where automobiles are not allowed to park |
parking space parking zone | a space where an automobile can be parked |
free port free zone | an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties |
Temperate Zone | the part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn, characterized by temperate climate |
North Temperate Zone | Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer |
South Temperate Zone | Temperate Zone between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn |
Torrid Zone tropical zone tropics | the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, characterized by a hot climate |
zone | a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features |
buffer zone buffer | a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict |
combat zone combat area | a military area where combat forces operate |
war zone | a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especially a designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war) |
combat zone tenderloin | a city district known for its vice and high crime rate |
danger zone | a dangerous area |
demilitarized zone DMZ | a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited, tensions exist on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South Korea |
drop zone dropping zone | an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops |
kill zone killing zone | an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities |
enterprise zone | a city district where development receives special tax advantages |
strike zone | (baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike |
tidal zone | an area subject to tidal action |
time zone | any of the regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used |
transit zone | a six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean, includes the principal routes used by drug smugglers |
Panama Canal Zone Canal Zone | a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal |