Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

red zone

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: red -zone
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The area extending twenty yards from the end zone, where a team in possession of the ball is expected to score.

noun

An area of a street where the curb has been painted red, indicating that stopping, standing or parking is prohibited at that spot (except, in some places, for buses).

noun

Any other area so classified.

noun

The zone of emotional regulation that violent emotions like anger belong in.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"Lee Joyce, who leads on track and drainage for Project Brunel, explains: "The railway saw a lot of change in a short amount of time - COVID, the Elizabeth Line coming on. We lost Red Zone access [working on tracks with trains running]."

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

red zones (plural) the red zone (canonical)

Questions

What does red zone mean?: The area extending twenty yards from the end zone, where a team in possession of the ball is expected to score.

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