neutral zone
nounDefinition of neutral zone
: the portion of an ice hockey rink between the attacking and defensive zones
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Sheldon Richardson, who drew a roughing call and a neutral zone infraction, sensed a bias with the flags. — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, "Freddie Kitchens after Titans’ 43-13 rout: ‘The world is not ending today’," 9 Sep. 2019 The Sichuan peppercorn generates a kind of anesthetic numbness, a neutral zone that clears the way for bigger flavors like Li’s Spicy Numbing Sliced Beef, served cool and firm like deli meat with a vengeance. — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, "Review: Li’s Restaurant gives Chinese food fans a Sichuan fix in San Antonio’s Stone Oak," 5 Sep. 2019 James lined up all over the field as a rookie — from along the neutral zone to the deepest depths of the secondary. — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, "Chargers believe they’re covered with Adrian Phillips at safety in place of Derwin James," 20 Aug. 2019 If ice creams were countries, cookies and cream would be Switzerland — a neutral zone between chocolate and vanilla. — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, "Who makes the best cookies-and-cream ice cream in the U.S.? We scooped up 15 top brands to find out.," 10 July 2019 The Blues’ defense stole the show in the second period, shutting down Boston’s transition in the neutral zone and not letting the puck stay deep for too long. — Kristen Nelson, SI.com, "Blues Capture First-Ever Stanley Cup in Franchise History," 12 June 2019 The fatty membranes that enclose cells act as an insulator, creating an electrically neutral zone once thought impossible for an electron to cross. — Quanta Magazine, "New Life Found That Lives Off Electricity," 21 June 2016 Less than six minutes into the period, Alex Ovechkin's backhand saucer pass through the neutral zone hit center Evgeny Kuznetsov in stride for a breakaway. — Isabelle Khurshudyan, chicagotribune.com, "Home is hardly an advantage as Lightning even series vs. Capitals," 18 May 2018 At the same though, the neutral zone dispute could provide an opportunity for the Saudis to help repair those bonds. — Benoit Faucon, WSJ, "Over a Barrel: U.S. Pushes Middle East Deals Ahead of Iran Oil Ban," 1 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'neutral zone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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