end zone

[end zohn]

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.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of end zone¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

The Commanders were punting from their own end zone and put the ball in the hands of Chargers returner McConkey, who weaved his way to the end zone for an apparent touchdown.

From Los Angeles Times

Are you letting that enthusiasm sink in, or are you trying not to dance before you get into the end zone like Russ?

From Los Angeles Times

But Mitchell lost the ball at the one-yard line and it bounced through the end zone for a touchback that gave the Rams the ball.

From Los Angeles Times

All that, however, would be washed away with that loose ball in the end zone, the second fumble Illinois had coughed up that close to the end zone.

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Early in the second quarter, he caught a screen pass, did a tightrope run down the Los Angeles sideline and dived into the end zone for a 19-yard touchdown.

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