end zone
noun
1.
Football.
an area at each end of the field between the goal line and the end line.
2.
Ice Hockey.
an area at each end of the rink between the goal line and the closer of the two blue lines.
Compare
neutral zone
.
Origin
1910-15
Examples from the web for
end zone
One map shows it splitting the goal posts in the north
end zone
.
Tilt your phone forward to sprint to the
end zone
while tapping to juke, jump, and spin around defenders.
He breaks toward the ball, intercepts it, and dashes twenty-six yards into the
end zone
.
Because of space constraints, the goal post has been placed on the outfield wall with the other
end zone
near home plate.
If the team takes the ball again into the
end zone
, another two points are gained.
Suddenly, a white streak hits the uprights in the
end zone
with a deafening roar.
The field was set up with one
end zone
in left field and the other by the dugout on the first base side of the field.
British Dictionary definitions for
end zone
end zone
noun
1.
(
American football
) the area behind the goals at each end of the field that the ball must cross for a touchdown to be awarded