zone defense

zone defense
noun
: a system of defense in various sports (as basketball and football) in which each defensive player guards an assigned zone or section of the court or field — compare man-to-man defense

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Sports.
a method of defense, esp. in basketball and football, in which each member of the defensive team guards a specified portion of the playing area. Cf. man-to-man defense.
[1925-30]

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zone defense,
a defensive technique in which a team's defensive area is divided into zones, with each player assigned to a zone, used especially in basketball.

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Sports in basketball, football, and hockey, a system of defensive play in which each player guards an allotted area of the field of play and guards an opponent only when the opponent is in his area

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(US) (also Brit zone defence) noun [noncount]
chiefly US sports : a way of playing defense in football, basketball, etc., by having each player on a team guard a certain area of the field or court

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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