AREA, zone, precinct, an area of heavy snowfall

Officials in New York, the site of the largest concentration of US deaths, criticised Trump for not moving faster in providing medical equipment and manpower.
SCMP.COM

Trump declares New York, Washington national disaster areas in face of virus

BBC.COM

London parks closing as areas urge tourists to stay away

BBC News

 

59分鐘 · 

Parks in the capital are being shut after criticism of large numbers of tourists visiting beaches and beauty spots.

Authorities at parks, beaches and beauty spots urge tourists to stay away during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Eゲイト英和辞典での「area」の意味

area

音節ar･e･a発音記号・読み方é(ə)riə変化複～s{～z}
コア（境界を伴う）区域もともと「空地」の意

地域▷1
場所▷2
分野▷3
面積▷4

名詞

1（町・国・世界などの一部をさして）地域，地方，地帯，地区

the metropolitan area 首都圏 the shopping area of the city 町の商店街［商業地区］ a mountainous area 山岳［砂漠］地帯 the surrounding area 周辺地域 the disaster area 被災地 live in an area of heavy snowfall 豪雪地帯に住む

2（特定の用途に使われる）場所，区域，スペース，空間，箇所⇒space【ネットワーク】

a no‐smoking area 禁煙［駐車］場所 Move the cursor to a blank area of the screen. カーソルを画面の何もない箇所へ移動しなさい

3分野，領域，範囲

I am interested in various areas of technology. 私は科学のいろいろな分野に興味がある

4面積

the area of a circle 円の面積 The house has a floor area of 100 square meters. その家の床面積は100平方メートルです The park is large in area. その公園の面積は広い

5((the ～))≪ｻｯｶｰ≫=penalty area
6((英))=areaway

precinct 
━━ n. 〔米〕 （警察）管区, 選挙区; ((修飾語を伴って)) …区域; （普通pl.） 境内, 構内; （pl.） 境界, 周囲, 付近.


(CITY AREA)

noun [C] US
a division of a city or a town, especially an area protected by a particular unit of the police or a division used for voting purposes:
The voter turnout in most precincts is expected to be high.
precinct (SHOPPING AREA)
noun [C] UK
part of a city or a town in which vehicles are not allowed and which is used for a special purpose, especially shopping:
a shopping precinct
a pedestrian/pedestrianized precinctprecincts 
plural noun (ALSO precinct) MAINLY UK FORMAL
the area which surrounds a building or place, especially when enclosed by a wall:
A tunnel entrance was found within the precincts of the prison camp.

zone

[名]

1 （ふつう環状の）地帯, 地域, 地区. ⇒AREA[類語]

green zones
緑地帯

a combat ［a demilitarized］ zone
戦闘［非武装］地帯

a neutral zone
中立地帯.

[類語]zone境界が明確な区域という観念が強い. area境界が明確でなく, 大ざっぱに地域という場合：a snowfall in the east Kanto area関東東部一帯の降雪. belt, strip細長い地域をさす：a coastal industrial belt沿岸工業地帯/a sand strip細長い砂地.