school zone en · NOUN
Meanings
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Streets near or surrounding a school that have reduced speed limits during certain hours of the day for the protection of young pedestrians and cyclists.
Holonym: school district
The fines are doubled if you speed in a school zone or a work zone.
Meronym: schoolground
Driving 45 in a school zone is not the same thing as vehicular homicide.
2019, Dennis Prager, Mark Joseph, No Safe Spaces:
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A designated geographic area that determines which school children will attend based on their home address.
Near-synonym: school district
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| school zones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (5)
mn сургууль орчмын бүс (area around school with reduced speed limits) · hi विद्यालय क्षेत्र (area around school with reduced speed limits) · id zona selamat sekolah (area around school with reduced speed limits) · ko 어린이 보호구역 (area around school with reduced speed limits) · ta பள்ளி வளாகம் (area around school with reduced speed limits)