zone system, n.

zone-system
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zone systemnoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zone system come from?

Earliest known use

1900s

The earliest known use of the noun zone system is in the 1900s.

OED's only evidence for zone system is from 1903, in Daily Chronicle.

### Nearby entries

1. zone level, v. 1974–
2. zone leveller, n. 1956–
3. zone levelling, n. 1953–
4. zone-melt, v. 1982–
5. zone melting, n. 1952–
6. zone plate, n. 1890–
7. zoner, n. 1962–
8. zone-refine, v. 1962–
9. zone refiner, n. 1959–
10. zone refining, n. 1952–
11. zone system, n.1903–
12. zone therapy, n. 1915–
13. zone time, n. 1908–
14. Zonian, n. 1910–
15. zonic, adj. 1797–
16. zoning, n. a1821–
17. zonite, n. 1860–
18. zonitic, adj. 1888–
19. zonk, v. 1950–
20. zonk, int. 1949–
21. zonked, adj. 1959–

## Meaning & use

1. 1903–
   See zone n. Compounds.
   1. 1903

      > Hungary has introduced a zone system on her railways, which has made travelling on them the cheapest in the world.

      Daily Chronicle 21 November 7/2

Originally published as part of the entry for zone, n.

zone, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.