end zone
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 of end zone
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby end zone
end table,
end to end,
end up,
end use,
end user,
end zone,
end-,
end-all,
end-blown,
end-consumer,
end-diastolic volume
British Dictionary definitions for end zone
end zone
noun
American football
the area behind the goals at each end of the field that the ball must cross for a touchdown to be awarded