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

Another subset of fans took things on a bit more of a personal route, and brought up Orlovsky's very infamous trip out of the back of the end zone during the 2008 NFL season (a season in which the Lions notoriously completed an 0-16 campaign). — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

In one drill, Sayin scrambled from one hash to the numbers on the other side of the field and threw to the corner of the end zone, Mohler said. — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 23 July 2026

Clark made a leaping catch in the back of the end zone to trim Sierra Canyon’s lead to 21-14 with about nine minutes left. — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 July 2026

There were 30,000 empty seats, with tarps covering significant portions of the upper deck end zones at Bank of America Stadium. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 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