red zone
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- The area extending twenty yards from the end zone, where a team in possession of the ball is expected to score.
- 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).
- Any other area so classified.
Verb
- To categorize as too damaged to repair, and requiring the owners to vacate (a property).
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