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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Sicherheitszone

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈzɪçɐhaɪtsˌtsoːnə

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Safety zone/ˈseɪf.ti zoʊn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8450 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Passagiere wurden in eine Sicherheitszone gebracht."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A designated area or space set apart to protect people from harm, injury, or danger.

    "Pedestrians waited inside the safety zone while the heavy equipment passed by."
  2. 2

    An area in a sports facility or workplace designed to minimize the risk of accidents.

    "The gymnasium flooring includes a marked safety zone around all gymnastic apparatus."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The compound noun combines 'safety', derived from Middle English 'salu' (via Old French and Latin 'salvus' meaning safe), and 'zone', from Greek 'zōnē' meaning girdle or belt. First appearing in modern industrial and urban planning contexts during the late 19th century, the term evolved to designate a demarcated area protected from danger, traffic, or hazards.

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