fanzone
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A website that allows fans to chat, post commentary, link to feeds of games, etc, as well as the option to view fan commentary from such a site.
noun
A venue created for fans of a team, including large screens for watching the game, team-oriented merchandise, and, optionally, other attractions and activities.
Example Sentences
- "The site is now highly interactive and features a “fanzone” page with arcade-like games, fan bulletin board and chat rooms, social media links to content on Facebook and Twitter, RSS feeds, video and audio archives, […]"
- "Each football game was covered by ten cameras and was supplemented by such innovations as instant highlights of a game in progress, the player-cam, the fanzone commentary, the clean feed without commentary and, for the Ryder Cup, the option of the American commentary."
- "A fanzone format includes fan access with contributors via Skype, in addition to the usual methods, such as SMS text, email, and Twitter."
- "On the football (soccer) pitch these include: regular viewing angle; bird's-eye view; goal-to-goal; 'player-cam'; highlights reel; and 'fanzone'."
- "The fanzone allows users to post content including videos, text, audio files, and photographs to extra Time servers based in London to be shared among other fans of sporting clubs,"
- "Zenit St Petersburg won the match but the major news story came from Rangers supporters' behaviour in a 'fanzone' erected at Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens."
Etymology
From fan + zone: Originally a capitalized brand name for an official version of the sports venue and for the website.