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

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

White attended Super Bowl 60 on Sunday and shared photos on Instagram on Monday, including one of him wearing a Patriots cap in the north end zone stands. —Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026

Bad Bunny‘s streaming gains are already end zone worthy. —Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026

Several Seahawks went to the end zone and started flapping their arms in celebration as Seattle coach Mike Macdonald pumped his fist on the sideline. —Tim Rohan, NBC news, 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