Canal Zone

American  

noun

1. a zone in central Panama, crossing the Isthmus of Panama on both sides of the Panama Canal: governed by the United States from 1903 until 1979, when most of the zone was returned to Panama, for its eventual control of the entire zone by 2000; about 10 miles (16 km) wide; excludes the cities of Panama and Colón. 44,650; 553 sq. mi. (1,432 sq. km). CZ (for use with zip code), C.Z.

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Canal Zone British  

noun

1. Also called: Panama Canal Zone.  a former administrative region of the US, on the Isthmus of Panama around the Panama Canal: bordered on each side by the Republic of Panama, into which it was incorporated in 1979

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Example Sentences

Guibert and her family immigrated to Anaheim from the Panama Canal Zone, a territory long contested between the United States and Panama until 1999.

From Los Angeles Times

Panama was very upset by your demand for return of the Canal Zone, but now we’ve heard from Colombia.

From Salon

The Condor system’s secure communications system, Condortel ... allowed Condor operations centers in member countries to communicate with one another and with the parent station in a U.S. facility in the Panama Canal Zone.

From Salon

Over successive eras of empire-building, those places under U.S. jurisdiction came to include a vast expanse of Native American land across North America, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Panama Canal Zone, and the Philippines.

From Salon

That created the opportunity for The Times’ Bill Shaikin to catch Bochy at Chase Field in Phoenix on Sunday, show him the photo and ask him about playing Little League in the Panama Canal Zone.

From Los Angeles Times