Collocations for zone - noun

broad, narrow | marginal, peripheral, transition/transitional, twilight
a transition zone between tropical and arid vegetations the twilight zone between living and merely existing

border, frontier | neutral | battle, combat, military, war | buffer, demilitarized, exclusion, no-fly, no-go
This area behind the station is a no-go zone for tourists.

occupation, occupied, security | autonomous | danger | emergency | disaster
The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.

safe | safety
She stood some distance away from him to maintain a safety zone.

nuclear-free, smoke-free, traffic-free, weapons-free
Most of the town centre is a traffic-free zone.

earthquake, fault, seismic | climatic, geographical | alpine, arid, coastal, temperate
the alpine and arid zones of Australia

economic, enterprise, fishing, free-trade, industrial
an industrial zone of factories, warehouses and shipyards

euro- (also ‘eurozone’) | northern, southern, etc. | pedestrian | time | erogenous | relegation
The team finds itself in the relegation zone after a run of poor results.

control
The rebels control the southern border zone.

create, declare sth, establish, impose, set up
The area has been declared a closed military zone.

enforce
Fighter planes are being sent to enforce the UN no-fly zone.

violate
An enemy plane was shot down after it violated the exclusion zone.

cross into, enter
We were crossing into a new time zone.

leave
Aid workers were advised to leave the danger zone.

divide sth into
Europe is divided into economic zones.

boundary

in a/the ~
The plant grows only in the temperate zone.

into a/the
We had accidentally strayed into the war zone.

out of a/the ~, within a/the ~
Companies within enterprise zones are given special help.

~ between
the neutral zone between the two countries