zone system
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of zone system
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Some residents said the zone system is confusing.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022
The Schengen travel zone system has been on the verge of collapse since 2015, when well over 1 million people entered the EU without authorization, mostly Syrians seeking refuge from war.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021
It is also home of the historic Greenwich Mean Time, which is the basis for the world’s time zone system.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2018
The associations also said that since the meters were installed in June 2008, replacing a zone system for computing fares, drivers now are paid the lowest per-mile rate in the nation.
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2010
When the introduction of the zone system was first advocated in Hungary it was opposed by just such men and just such arguments.
From The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses by Larrabee, William
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