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

On its first drive, USC marched down the field and converted on three third downs before Makai Lemon caught a swing pass and sprinted eight yards to the end zone.

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There are plans for a cool field club beyond the south end zone.

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McCarthy in the end zone to preserve a 10-3 Bears lead late in the second quarter.

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In football, a “running back does not ‘arrive in’ the end zone when he is stopped at the one-yard line,” Sauer wrote.

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Instead, while players from both teams piled up near the line of scrimmage, he spun out to the right and ran untouched into the end zone for a 35-yard, game-winning score.

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