Informal In a state of focused attention or energy so that one's performance is enhanced: a goalie who was in the zone throughout the playoffs. [Middle English, one of the encircling regions of the earth, from Latin zÅna, girdle, celestial zone, from Greek zÅnÄ.] zonâ²al (zÅâ²nÉl) adj.
Cohasset, Massachusetts. Cohasset is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,542 according to the 2010 census.
Cohasset was first seen by Europeans in 1614, when Captain John Smith explored the coast of New England. The area was first settled in 1670 and became a town separate from Hingham in 1770. Previously, what is today the town of Cohasset was known as Hingham's Second Parish.