end zone

American  

[end zohn] / ˈɛnd ˌzoʊn /

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.

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end zone British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of end zone

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

A different Father — Benedictine priest Maximilian Maxwell— sprinkled holy water in the end zone before his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers took on the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday with the AFC North title on the line.

From Los Angeles Times

He steered Pittsburgh to the end zone right afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal

Remember how Cooper made the catch of the year in the back of the end zone to beat Penn State and cement Mendoza’s Heisman?

From Los Angeles Times

In another, a TCU running back was busting his way through tackles on third and long, rumbling his way into the end zone, deflating any delusions of grandeur.

From Los Angeles Times

It rumbles into the end zone on a quarterback keeper.

From The Wall Street Journal