hot zone

collocation in English

meaningsofhotandzone

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hot
adjective
uk
/hɒt/us
/hɑːt/
having a ...
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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 ofhotandzonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhot zone

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Chuck called for armored carriers to take the hotel's occupants out of thehotzone.
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About 86% of the country's total area lies in thehotzone.
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Thehotzoneis identified and the fire engines wait outside this zone.
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If thehotzoneis too large then there is scope to increase the traverse speed and hence productivity.
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These furnaces are often conveyor fed, allowing parts to be moved through thehotzoneat a controlled speed.
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All responders and patients must leave thehotzonein designated pathways into the warm zone where they will be decontaminated.
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Searching his car, guards found a previously prepared four-page broadcast detailing the saga of his unauthorized entrance into a classifiedhotzone.
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Because the environmental conditions during the process can be harsh, the sensitive optical elements of the ellipsometry setup must be separated from thehotzone.
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Precipitation is moderate to heavy in most parts of the country; the heavier rainfall occurs in the low-lyinghotzone.
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The forward command post or vehicle will be located outside of thehotzoneand is where the bronze commanders will assemble, co-ordinated by the police.
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In practice, this piston usually carries a large insulating head to move the seals away from thehotzoneat the expense of some additional dead space.
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