English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
downzoning — down‧zon‧ing [ˈdaʊnˌzəʊnɪŋ ǁ ˌzoʊ ] noun [uncountable] PROPERTY LAW when official rules restrict the type of buildings allowed on a particular area of land, or on the type of work that can be done in those buildings * * * downzoning UK US… … Financial and business terms
downzone — downzoning UK US /ˈdaʊnzəʊnɪŋ/ noun [U] US ► GOVERNMENT the decision to limit the number or size of buildings on an area of land, or to limit the type of business or activities that can take place there: »The study showed that downzoning had… … Financial and business terms
Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan — This article is about the neighborhood in Manhattan. For other uses, see Hell s Kitchen (disambiguation). View from between 47th and 48th streets on Ninth Avenue looking northeast toward Time Warner Center and Hearst Tower Hell s Kitchen, also… … Wikipedia
downzone — /down zohn /, v., downzoned, downzoning. v.t. 1. to change the zoning designation on (property) to restrict high density development. v.i. 2. to downzone development. Also, down zone. [DOWN1 + ZONE] * * * … Universalium
Mahwah River — The Mahwah River runs on a meandering SSW course for about 11 mi (18 km) from its headwaters just north of the hamlet of Ladentown, New York to its mouth which empties into the Ramapo River in Mahwah, New Jersey, just south of the village of… … Wikipedia
zoning — A designation given to a particular geographic area by the local government to regulate the type of use and the density of development permitted for properties in that area. For example, areas may be zoned to allow only residential development.… … Financial and business terms
zone — ▪ I. zone zone 1 [zəʊn ǁ zoʊn] noun 1. [countable] a large area that is different from others around it in some way: • This is a no parking zone. • 90% of non smokers want smoke free zones at work and in public places. 2. licence free/passport… … Financial and business terms
