noun phrase · academic
low-emission zone
UK/ˌləʊ ɪˈmɪʃ.ən zəʊn/US/ˌloʊ ɪˈmɪʃ.ən zoʊn/low-e·MIS·sion ZONE
An area where high-polluting vehicles are restricted to improve air quality.
Examples
“The council introduced a low-emission zone in the city centre to cut nitrogen dioxide levels.”
“Drivers who enter the low-emission zone with old cars must pay a fine.”
“Expanding the low-emission zone helped reduce hospital admissions for asthma.”
Band 8 sentence
“Implementing a low-emission zone in the downtown area produced measurable improvements in urban air quality within a year.”
Collocations
- introduce a low-emission zone
- expand the low-emission zone
- enter the low-emission zone
Word family
Common mistakes
low emissions zone→low-emission zone
zone for low emission→low-emission zone
Say it for a higher band
5clean area→6pollution zone→7+low-emission zone
Synonyms
clean-air zone
Easily confused
car-free zone
“On Sundays the historic centre is a car-free zone to encourage pedestrians.”
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