"defending zone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: defending zones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} defending zone (plural defending zones)
  1. (ice hockey) The zone between the blue line and the end board in a team's own end of the rink. The same area is the attacking zone for the opposing team. Categories (topical): Ice hockey Translations (zone): obranná třetina (Czech), puolustusalue (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-defending_zone-en-noun-IAz0sgH6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports

Inflected forms

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