security zone

collocation in English

meaningsofsecurityandzone

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security
noun
uk
/sɪˈkjʊə.rə.ti/us
/səˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/
protection of a person, building, organization, or country against threats such as crime or attacks by ...
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zone
noun[C]
uk
/zəʊn/us
/zoʊn/
an area, especially one that is different from the areas around it because it has different characteristics or is used for ...
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(Definition ofsecurityandzonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsecurity zone

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We have been told that there will be a 550 msecurityzone.
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The aircraft was outside thesecurityzonewhen it was being loaded.
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We were in the courtyard, in thesecurityzonecontrolled by security cameras.
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The originalsecurityzonewas set at 150 miles.
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Protesters attempted to enter thesecurityzone, but were later forced to return by police officers.
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Additional operations at both the troop and squadron level cleared and held new terrain within the regimentalsecurityzone.
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It shows that the holder has met the minimum security requirements and needs to work unescorted or unmonitored in a maritimesecurityzone.
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It also serves as asecurityzone, within which only trusted individuals are allowed to walk unescorted.
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However, all damages occurred outside of thesecurityzone.
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They also set up a 50-milesecurityzoneand any ships entering would be told that they must identify themselves and state their plans.
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These are thesecurityzonecommunities, the closed streets of the city, suburb, and barricade perches.
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The camp was typically located in isolated mountain dairy farms, and could have asecurityzonewith a 10-kilometre radius.
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A maritime or offshoresecurityzoneis designated by maritime and offshore facility operators.
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A tripartitesecurityzonesystem controlled access to the installation.
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The quay where the wreck is buried is asecurityzoneand is not accessible today.
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As the area is within a highsecurityzonebecause of a nuclear power station a few kilometres to its south, photography is prohibited.
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