"relegation zone" meaning in English

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        {
          "ref": "2010 December 28, Marc Vesty, “Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham”, in BBC:",
          "text": "The Cottagers had previously gone eight games without a win and had slipped into the relegation zone over Christmas, with boss Hughes criticised by fans after their 3-1 home defeat by fellow basement battlers West Ham on Boxing Day.",
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      "glosses": [
        "The bottom part of e.g. a sports table, listing how well teams have played over a period of time. All teams that end up in the relegation zone are relegated."
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          "sports",
          "sports"
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        [
          "table",
          "table"
        ],
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          "relegated",
          "relegated"
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        "(sports) The bottom part of e.g. a sports table, listing how well teams have played over a period of time. All teams that end up in the relegation zone are relegated."
      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "bottom part of a sports table",
          "word": "مِنْطَقَة الهُبَوط"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "bottom part of a sports table",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "zone de relégation"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "bottom part of a sports table",
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "zone rouge"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "bottom part of a sports table",
          "word": "kieső zóna"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "bottom part of a sports table",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "zona de despromoção"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "konec turnirnoj tablicy",
          "sense": "bottom part of a sports table",
          "tags": [
            "formal",
            "masculine"
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          "word": "конец турнирной таблицы"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podval",
          "sense": "bottom part of a sports table",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "подвал"
        }
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  "word": "relegation zone"
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          "ref": "2010 December 28, Marc Vesty, “Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham”, in BBC:",
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        "The bottom part of e.g. a sports table, listing how well teams have played over a period of time. All teams that end up in the relegation zone are relegated."
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        "(sports) The bottom part of e.g. a sports table, listing how well teams have played over a period of time. All teams that end up in the relegation zone are relegated."
      ],
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        "hobbies",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "bottom part of a sports table",
      "word": "مِنْطَقَة الهُبَوط"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bottom part of a sports table",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zone de relégation"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bottom part of a sports table",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zone rouge"
    },
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "bottom part of a sports table",
      "word": "kieső zóna"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "bottom part of a sports table",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zona de despromoção"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "konec turnirnoj tablicy",
      "sense": "bottom part of a sports table",
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      ],
      "word": "конец турнирной таблицы"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podval",
      "sense": "bottom part of a sports table",
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        "slang"
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      "word": "подвал"
    }
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  "word": "relegation zone"
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