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red zone en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (Australia, qualifier:chiefly autism) The zone of emotional regulation that violent emotions like anger belong in.
  2. The area extending twenty yards from the end zone, where a team in possession of the ball is expected to score.
  3. (California) An area of a street where the curb has been painted red, indicating that stopping, standing or parking is prohibited at that spot (except, in some places, for buses).
  4. Any other area so classified.
    • Lee Joyce, who leads on track and drainage for Project Brunel, explains: "The railway saw a lot of change in a short amount of time - COVID, the Elizabeth Line coming on. We lost Red Zone access [working on tracks with trains running]. 2025 May 28, Paul Clifton, “Project Brunel on the right line”, in RAIL, number 1036, page 29:

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red zones Number=Plur lexicographic
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