Emily Dickinson Lexicon

zone (-s), n. [L. zona < Gk 'girdle'.] (webplay: earth, eye, polar, processes).

1. Region; territory; place; dwelling; abode; one of the five divisions of the earth.
2. Band; round; cycle; circuit; circumference; [fig.] migration pattern.
3. Domain; realm; sphere; [fig.] heaven; other world.