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end zone

noun

Definition of end zone

: a zone at the end of a playing area (such as a field or rink): such as
a : the area at each end of a football field bounded by the end line, the goal line, and the sidelines
b : the part of an ice hockey rink between each blue line and the nearer end of the rink

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His first trip into the end zone, which came on a 45-yard catch and run in the third quarter against Indiana on Aug. 31, was a particularly emotional moment. Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com, "Howard County sports notebook: Hobbit’s Glen PGA Junior League advances to first regional championship," 12 Sep. 2019 Rodgers planted his foot in the end zone and found Trevor Davis sitting in a hole in the Bears zone, 20 or so yards downfield. Albert Breer, SI.com, "Eye-Opening Weekend: Lamar Jackson, Sammy Watkins, Dak Prescott and the Pats Light It Up," 9 Sep. 2019 Nah’Shon Godfrey hauled in an interception along the back line of the end zone, which all but ended things Saturday afternoon at Kenneth R. Gill Stadium. Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "College Football: McDaniel enjoys ‘a great day,’ first home win since 2017," 7 Sep. 2019 After two incomplete passes, La Habra took a chance on fourth and four, and Zanelli found Kristopher Koontz in the right corner of the end zone, cutting the deficit to 9-6 at the 6:04 mark of the second quarter. Devin Ugland, Los Angeles Times, "Mission Viejo’s front seven are magnificent once again against La Habra," 6 Sep. 2019 So close your eyes and see Jason McCourty streaking down the field toward the end zone, his supercharged speed and heads-up awareness creating a last-second intersection with wide-open Rams receiver Brandin Cooks. Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, "Patriots defense has all the makings of dominance," 3 Sep. 2019 On a screen pass from Ramos, Shaklovitz was headed to the end zone, before suddenly dropping the football. Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, "Pasadena-First Baptist opens new football season with 35-6 win over Sabine Pass," 3 Sep. 2019 The 6-foot-4 sophomore wideout blew past the coverage on a post route and glided into the end zone, right into the path of Ehlinger's 28-yard touchdown pass – 21-0 Texas. Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, "No. 10 Texas cruises past La. Tech as No. 6 LSU looms," 31 Aug. 2019 Last Thursday's Packers-Raiders game in Winnipeg was shifted to an 80-yard field due to holes from the goal posts in the end zone, an issue that shouldn't have necessitated such a bizarre solution. Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY, "NFL preseason winners, losers: Patriots reload, while Colts, Chargers take hits," 23 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of end zone

circa 1916, in the meaning defined above

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end zone

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English Language Learners Definition of end zone

: the area beyond the goal line at each end of the field in American football

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