field vs zone

field

noun
  • An area reserved for playing a game or race with one’s physical force. 

  • The background of the shield. 

  • An area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value, subject to virtual access controls. 

  • Part (usually one half) of a frame in an interlaced signal 

  • The extent of a given perception. 

  • A region containing a particular mineral. 

  • A domain of study, knowledge or practice. 

  • The part of a coin left unoccupied by the main device. 

  • A section of a form which is supposed to be filled with data. 

  • A physical phenomenon (such as force, potential or fluid velocity) that pervades a region; a mathematical model of such a phenomenon that associates each point and time with a scalar, vector or tensor quantity. 

  • A commutative ring satisfying the field axioms. 

  • A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, or playing area in a board game or a computer game. 

  • A place where a battle is fought; a battlefield. 

  • A realm of practical, direct or natural operation, contrasted with an office, classroom, or laboratory. 

  • A competitive situation, circumstances in which one faces conflicting moves of rivals. 

  • The background of the flag. 

  • The open country near or belonging to a town or city. 

  • A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier. 

  • A component of a database in which a single unit of information is stored. 

  • An airfield, airport or air base; especially, one with unpaved runways. 

  • An unrestricted or favourable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement. 

  • The outfield. 

  • A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country. 

  • All of the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or all except the favourites in the betting. 

verb
  • To answer; to address. 

  • To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it. 

  • To execute research (in the field). 

  • To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game. 

  • To deploy in the field. 

  • The away team fielded two new players and the second-choice goalkeeper. 

  • To defeat. 

  • To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it. 

zone

noun
  • A semicircular area in front of each goal. 

  • A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections. 

  • A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc. 

  • A band or stripe extending around a body. 

  • A circuit; a circumference. 

  • Any given region or area of the world. 

  • Every of the three parts of an ice rink, divided by two blue lines. 

  • A belt or girdle. 

  • A defensive scheme where defenders guard a particular area of the court or field, as opposed to a particular opposing player. 

  • The strike zone. 

  • A high-performance phase or period. 

  • A band or area of growth encircling anything. 

  • That collection of a domain's DNS resource records, the domain and its subdomains, that are not delegated to another authority. 

  • The curved surface of a frustum of a sphere, the portion of surface of a sphere delimited by parallel planes. 

  • A frustum of a sphere. 

verb
  • To divide into or assign to sections or areas. 

  • To enter a daydream state temporarily, for instance as a result of boredom, fatigue, or intoxication; to doze off. 

  • To define the property use classification of (an area). 

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