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

Westbrook-Ikhine had just 11 catches for 89 yards and didn’t find the end zone in his time with Miami. —David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026

During two 20-minute halves, the offense, using forward passes as well as runs, tries to drive the ball down a 70-yard-long field to the end zone. —Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026

Bad Bunny scored a touchdown before either team did during Super Bowl LX on Sunday, marching down the field during his halftime show before spiking a football at the end zone. —Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026

Bad Bunny‘s streaming gains are already end zone worthy. —Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 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