Meaning of red zone | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The area extending twenty yards from the end zone, where a team in possession of the ball is expected to score.
2. 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).
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3. Any other area so classified.

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Examples

“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].”

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