red zone

noun

: the area of a football field inside an opponent's 20-yard line

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On the other, the Chiefs only score three after another red zone stand by New Orleans. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024 If not for some red zone foibles, Kansas City would have won by an outsized margin. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024 Warner was on the field with his position group during the brief media window window, a practice that is without pads and typically includes red zone work in a short session. Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024 Some abandoned the lot and left their cars in red zones along Coast Highway, the main artery through town. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for red zone 

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of red zone was in 1972

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“Red zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20zone. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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