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zone defense

zone de·fense
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [zohn dih-fens or especially for 7, 9, dee-fens]
    • /zoʊn dɪˈfɛns or especially for 7, 9, ˈdi fɛns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [zohn dih-fens or especially for 7, 9, dee-fens]
    • /zoʊn dɪˈfɛns or especially for 7, 9, ˈdi fɛns/

Definition of zone defense words

  • noun zone defense a method of defense, especially in basketball and football, in which each member of the defensive team guards a specified portion of the playing area. 1

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Origin of zone defense

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Zone defense

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

zone defense popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% 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.

zone defense usage trend in Literature

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