neutral zone

nounIce Hockey.

Origin of neutral zone

1900–05, in sense “zone between the two scrimmage lines in football”

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The 35-year-old Ovechkin appeared to pull up early as he rushed the puck up ice in the neutral zone late in the third period Thursday.
Alex Ovechkin dealing with lower-body injury after leaving Islanders-Capitals game early | Samantha Pell | April 23, 2021 | Washington Post
A neutral zone was to be established and all forts within this zone to be destroyed or made useless for war purposes.
Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) | Charles Morris
Was the regiment moved across the line fixed on their side of the neutral zone?
Captain Jinks, Hero | Ernest Crosby
The neutral zone, 15 m. wide on the right bank of the Mekong, was formally recognized.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4 | Various
They expressly left it outside of their famous 'sphere,' in that famous neutral zone.
The Best Short Stories of 1917 | Various

It is perfectly legitimate to stand in a group as long as every one behaves and no one touches the neutral zone wire.
'Brother Bosch', an Airman's Escape from Germany | Gerald Featherstone Knight

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