zone vs transit zone

transit zone vs zone

zone and transit zone both are nouns.

zone is a verb but transit zone is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
zone	Yes	No	Yes	No
transit zone	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, transit zone is a hyponym of zone; that is, transit zone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than zone:

zone: any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
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

Other hyponyms of zone include climatic zone, time zone.

zone (noun)	transit zone (noun)
(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure	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
a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

zone (verb)	transit zone (verb)
separate or apportion into sections
regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

Difference between zone and transit zone

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