neutral zone
neutral zone noun: a zone between the defensive line of scrimmage and the offensive line of scrimmage.
Noun
neutral zone (plural neutral zones)
- A zone between the defensive line of scrimmage and the offensive line of scrimmage.
- A zone on the playing surface between the attacking zone and the defending zone as delineated by the two blue lines.
- A non-competitive segment of a bicycle race during which competitors have to stay behind the lead vehicles.
- That space in the oral cavity where the forces exerted by the musculature of the tongue are equal and balanced with the forces exerted by the buccinator muscle of the cheek laterally and the orbicularis oris muscle anteriorly.
- In Characeae, that line or place where rotating streams of protoplasm flow beside each other in opposite directions, shown by the absence of chlorophyll granules.
Proper noun capitalized: Neutral Zone
Neutral Zone
- A former area between Saudi Arabia and Iraq, abolished 1991.
Synonyms of neutral zone
- center zone
- center ice
Forms of neutral zone
| plural | neutral zones |
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Words formed from neutral zone
Questions about neutral zone
- What does neutral zone mean?
- Neutral zone means a zone between the defensive line of scrimmage and the offensive line of scrimmage.
- What part of speech is neutral zone?
- Neutral zone can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of neutral zone?
- The plural of neutral zone is neutral zones.
Words near neutral zone in the dictionary
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