Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neutral-zone infraction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: neu-tral--zone in-frac-tion
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an infraction in which a football player, on defense, gets into or crosses the neutral zone during the snap, causing an offensive player to false start. The penalty is against the defense, not the offense. It is a 5 yard penalty.

Inflected Forms

neutral-zone infractions (plural)

Questions

What does neutral-zone infraction mean?: an infraction in which a football player, on defense, gets into or crosses the neutral zone during the snap, causing an offensive player to false start. The penalty is against the defense, not the offense. It is a 5 yard penalty.

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