end zone

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noun

Football. an area at each end of the field between the goal line and the end line.

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

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end zone

—n
	American football the area behind the goals at each end of the field that the ball must cross for a touchdown to be awarded

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Example sentences

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.

Because of space constraints, the goal post has been placed on the outfield

wall with the other end zone near home plate.

One map shows it splitting the goal posts in the north end zone.

Suddenly, a white streak hits the uprights in the end zone with a deafening

roar.

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"People stress the violence. That's the smallest part of it. Football is brutal only from a distance. In the middle of it there's a calm, a tranquility. The players accept pain. There's a sense of order even at the end of a running play with bodies stewn everywhere. When the systems interlock, there's a satisfaction to the game that can't be duplicated. There's a harmony."

-Don Delillo