1. Panama Canal Zone - Noun
2. Panama Canal Zone - Proper noun
a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal
Source: WordNetA U.S. government commission, the Isthmian Canal Commission (ICC), was established to oversee constructionsfn and was given control of the Panama Canal Zone, over which the United States exercised sovereignty. Source: Internet
McCain, having been born in the Panama Canal Zone, if elected would have become the first president who was born outside the current 50 states. Source: Internet
I attended the Jungle Warfare Training Course, Panama Canal Zone, in 1961, graduated and was awarded the Jungle Expert Patch. Source: Internet