neutral zone

neu·tral zone

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noo-truh l, nyoo- zohn]
- /ˈnu trəl, ˈnyu- zoʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noo-truh l, nyoo- zohn]
- /ˈnu trəl, ˈnyu- zoʊn/

Definitions of neutral zone words

noun neutral zone the area of a rink between the two blue lines. Compare end zone (def 2). 1
noun neutral zone area which is not part of a state 1

See all 2 definitions of neutral zone

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Origin of neutral zone

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

1900-05, in sense “zone between the two scrimmage lines in football”

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Parts of speech for Neutral zone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Neutral zone

neutral zone popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for neutral zone

noun neutral zone

buffer zone — A buffer zone is an area created to separate opposing forces or groups which belongs to neither of them.
bz — Belize
demilitarized zone — an area from which military presence or function has been removed
line of demarcation — a separation between things deemed to be distinct

All 4 Synonyms of neutral zone