Definition: Time zone

Etymology

time +‎ zone

Noun

time zone (plural time zones)

1. A range of longitudes where a common standard time is used.

Derived terms

terms derived from "time zone"

Alaska Standard Time Zone Alaska Time Zone Atlantic Standard Time Zone Central Standard Time Zone Central Time Zone Changpai Time Zone Chungyuan Standard Time Zone continental time zone Eastern Standard Time Zone Eastern Time Zone Eastern War Time Zone

Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone Kansu-Szechuan Time Zone Kunlun Time Zone Mountain Standard Time Zone Mountain Time Zone Newfoundland Time Zone Pacific Time Zone Sinkiang-Tibet Time Zone time-zone arbitrage time-zone disease, time-zone fatigue Yukon Standard Time Zone

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