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Definition of neutral zone in English: neutral zonenoun The central area of an ice-hockey rink, lying between the two blue lines. Example sentencesExamples - He steals pucks constantly in the neutral zone, leading to breakaway goals and oddman rushes.
- He will have to address his impact on the forecheck, in the neutral zone and in the faceoff circle.
- And then in the neutral zone with the puck, he just shakes his head a little and he's by you.
- The Lightning aggressively forecheck two men, taking away the D-to-D pass - even deploying the weak-side winger in denying the off side defenseman the puck in the neutral zone.
- Scott Niedermayer gliding effortlessly with the puck through the neutral zone.
Definition of neutral zone in US English: neutral zonenounˈn(j)utrəl zoʊn 1The central area of a hockey rink, lying between the two blue lines. Example sentencesExamples - The Lightning aggressively forecheck two men, taking away the D-to-D pass - even deploying the weak-side winger in denying the off side defenseman the puck in the neutral zone.
- He steals pucks constantly in the neutral zone, leading to breakaway goals and oddman rushes.
- Scott Niedermayer gliding effortlessly with the puck through the neutral zone.
- He will have to address his impact on the forecheck, in the neutral zone and in the faceoff circle.
- And then in the neutral zone with the puck, he just shakes his head a little and he's by you.
2American Football
(before the start of a play) the imaginary zone running sideline to sideline from the front to the back point of the football. Example sentencesExamples - I can mark what he does in the neutral zone, how he handles the forecheck or makes the first pass on the breakout.
- Why wait to get it back in the end zone or the neutral zone?
- So even though there haven't been a lot more neutral zone penalties, there has been less quarterback harassment.
- In the offseason, the NFL competition committee recommended that officials no longer allow defensive players to line up in the neutral zone, right on top of offensive linemen.
- The co-chairmen of the league's competition committee are as responsible as anyone for keeping pass rushers out of the neutral zone, which has helped give quarterbacks more time to throw.
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