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defensive zone

defensive zone noun: the ice between a team's own blue line and its end board.

Noun

defensive zone (plural defensive zones)

  1. The ice between a team's own blue line and its end board.
    Synonyms:
    defending zone

Synonyms of defensive zone

Forms of defensive zone

pluraldefensive zones

Questions about defensive zone

What does defensive zone mean?
Defensive zone means the ice between a team's own blue line and its end board.
What part of speech is defensive zone?
Defensive zone is a noun.
What is the plural of defensive zone?
The plural of defensive zone is defensive zones.

Words near defensive zone in the dictionary

  1. defensive spirals
  2. defensive tackle
  3. defensive tackles
  4. defensive wound
  5. defensive wounds
  6. defensive zone
  7. defensive zones
  8. defensively
  9. defensiveness
  10. defensivenesses
  11. defensives

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