area a part of a room, building or particular space that is used for a special purpose; a particular place on an object: the hotel reception area; Move the ... Grey area · Catchment area · No-go area · Penalty area

area a part of a room, building, or particular space that is used for a special purpose; a particular place on an object:the hotel reception area Move the ...

There are 20 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun area, four of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...

catchment area · ​the area from which a school takes its students, a hospital its patients, etc.Topics Educationc2 · Join us. Join our community to access the ...

/ˈsɜːrvɪs eriə/ (British English) ​a place on a motorway where you can stop and buy food, petrol, have a meal, go to the toilet, etc. Oxford Collocations ...

an area or a region with a particular feature or use. a war/combat/demilitarized/exclusion zone; a danger zone; a pedestrian zone (= where vehicles may not ...

(North American English) an area next to an important road where people can stop their cars to rest, eat food, etc.

a part of the country in which there are many unemployed people, and the government tries to encourage business and industry to employ more people.

an area of a subject or situation that is not clear or does not fit into a particular group and is therefore difficult to define or deal with.

area noun (MEASURE) ... the measure of a flat space or surface: [ C ] You get the area of a rectangle by multiplying its length by its width.