end zone

noun

: a zone at the end of a playing area (such as a field or rink): such as

a

: the area at each end of a football field bounded by the end line, the goal line, and the sidelines

b

: the part of an ice hockey rink between each blue line and the nearer end of the rink

Examples of end zone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At either end there is a try zone — think end zone — at least 33 feet (10 meters) deep. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026

Late last year, Bills ownership introduced a $1,000 PSL cost for an upper-deck seat, and some higher-up end zone seats were offered at a three-figure level — $500-750 per patron. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026

The initial completion was roughly 10 yards, and Jones outraced the defense to the end zone. —Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026

The city takes the game seriously enough to have a priest bless the end zones at Acrisure Stadium before every Pittsburgh Steelers game. —Joseph Sabino Mistick, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1916, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for end zone

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone

Kids Definition

end zone

noun

: the area where points are scored beyond the goal line at each end of a football field