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PANAMA CANAL ZONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Panama Canal Zone mean?
• PANAMA CANAL ZONE (noun)
The noun PANAMA CANAL ZONE has 1 sense:
1. a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal
Familiarity information: PANAMA CANAL ZONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Canal Zone; Panama Canal Zone
Instance hypernyms:
zone (an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic)
Holonyms ("Panama Canal Zone" is a part of...):
Panama; Republic of Panama (a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903)
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