Definition of Time zone

1. Noun. Any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used.

Generic synonyms: Geographical Zone, Zone

Definition of Time zone

1. Noun. A range of longitudes where a common standard time is used. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Time Zone

time to kill
time to time
time travel
time trial
time trialist
time trials
time tunnel
time unit
time value
time warp
time warps
time was
time will tell
time work
time you got a watch
time zone (current term)
time zones
timebomb
timebombs
timebook
timebooks
timebound
timebox
timeboxed
timeboxes
timeboxing
timecard
timecards
timecode
timecodes

Literary usage of Time zone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Canada Law Journal by Law Society of Upper Canada, William S. Hein & Company, Canadian Bar Association (1885)
"CORRESPONDENCE. sudden jump of an hour in time in passing from one time zone to another, ... and there is no jump of an hour ; the sea bounds the time zone, ..."

2. Daily Geography Practice by Sandi Johnson (2004)
"Eastern time zone Wednesday 1. Hawaiian-Aleutian time zone 2. 11:OOA.M. Thursday 1. 10:00 PM 2. ... Ask students in which time zone Chicago, Illinois, is. ..."

3. Adventure Guide to Ireland by Tina Neylon (2004)
"time zone Callsave: Sometimes called Lo-call, this is the term for numbers that begin with 1850 and that are charged at a local rate, wherever you call from ..."

4. Daily Geography Practice Grade 5 by Sandi Johnson (2004)
"Ask students in which time zone is Chicago, Illinois. They will probably say Central Time. Then ask them: if it is 3:00 PM in Chicago, what time is it in ..."

5. L. Richard's ... Comprehensive Geography of the Chinese Empire and by Louis Richard (1908)
"The time-zone system was adopted at Shanghai, on January the lrt 1903, ... lie both within the latter time-zone. References : l.—Les Télégraphes, la Poste ..."

6. Final Report, June 2, 1916 by Edward Murray Bassett (1916)
"A time zone transit map was carefully worked out, showing the time from every ... The time zone map includes lines planned and under construction as well as ..."

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