relegation zone en · NOUN
Meanings
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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.
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.
2010 December 28, Marc Vesty, “Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| relegation zones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
ar مِنْطَقَة الهُبَوط (bottom part of a sports table) · ru конец турнирной таблицы (bottom part of a sports table) · pt zona de despromoção (bottom part of a sports table) · ru подвал (bottom part of a sports table) · pl strefa spadkowa (bottom part of a sports table) · hu kieső zóna (bottom part of a sports table) · fr zone rouge (bottom part of a sports table) · fr zone de relégation (bottom part of a sports table)