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time zone

noun

one of the 24 regions or divisions of the globe approximately coinciding with meridians at successive hours from the observatory at Greenwich, England.

time zone

a region throughout which the same standard time is used. There are 24 time zones in the world, demarcated approximately by meridians at 15° intervals, an hour apart See also zonetime

time zone

Any of the 24 divisions of the Earth's surface used to determine the local time for any given locality. Each zone is roughly 15° of longitude in width, with local variations for economic and political convenience. Local time is one hour ahead for each time zone as one travels east and one hour behind for each time zone as one travels west. The International Meridian Conference in 1884 established the prime meridian as the starting point for the 24 zones.
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First recorded in 1880–85

The morning of the 11th, my father awoke me with a phone call from the Eastern Time Zone to suggest I turn on the television.

He lived in Washington, but his moral time zone was set to Evil Standard Time.

That said, it wouldn't shock me if certain content was only available during the day in any given time zone.

For the best event-planning partner in any time zone, meet Maureen Ryan Fable at First Protocol.

On Twitter, for instance, activists launched a worldwide call for people to change their Twitter location and time zone to Tehran.

With a professional eye Mrs. Mimms noted the drawn mouths, the tense expressions typical of the Time Zone and shook her head.

He forgot until the ringing started that it was another time-zone there—an hour or two earlier.

All that might-have-been talent that's lost in every Time Zone!

You were suddenly transferred to another Time Zone and there was no one to carry on.

Konkrook and Skilk were in the same time-zone; that was fast work.

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