island - a zone or area resembling an island

geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth

Canal Zone, Panama Canal Zone - a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal

climatic zone - any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude

geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth

time zone - any of the 24 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

region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"

combat area, combat zone - a military area where combat forces operate

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

tidal zone - an area subject to tidal action

anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure"

zona pellucida - thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus

zonula, zonule - small beltlike zone

anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

govern, regularise, regularize, regulate, order - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

screen off, separate off - partition by means of a divider, such as a screen; "screen off this part of the room"

divide, separate - make a division or separation