zone fire | artillery or mortar fire delivered in a constant direction at several quadrant elevations |
economic strangulation | punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them, the economic strangulation of the Jews by the Nazi Party |
economic mobilization economic mobilisation | mobilization of the economy |
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 |
economic theory | (economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods) |
economic geology | the branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materials |
economic geography | the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities |
economics economic science political economy | the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
economic policy | a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues |
class stratum social class socio-economic class | people having the same social, economic, or educational status, the working class, an emerging professional class |
Council of Economic Advisors | an executive agency responsible for providing economic advice to the President |
European Union EU European Community EC European Economic Community EEC Common Market Europe | an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members, he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union |
Economic and Social Council ECOSOC | a permanent council of the United Nations, responsible for economic and social conditions |
Economic and Social Council commission ECOSOC commission | a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations |
Economic Commission for Africa | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations |
Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of countries in Asia and the Far East |
Economic Commission for Europe | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Europe |
Economic Commission for Latin America | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Latin America |
economy economic system | the system of production and distribution and consumption |
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 |