Neutral zone
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Neutral zone may refer to:
In sports:
In Star Trek:
In geography:
In other fields:
In sports:
- Neutral zone (American football)Neutral zone (American football)In American football, the neutral zone can be described as the length of the football from one tip to the other when it is spotted on the field prior to the snap of the ball during a scrimmage down...
, the region between offensive and defensive sides prior to the snap of the ball on a scrimmage play - Neutral zone (ice hockey), zone between the blue lines in ice hockey
- A non-competitive segment of a few miles at the beginning of a bicycle raceBicycle racingBicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...
In Star Trek:
- Neutral zone (pinball), target in the Star Trek: The Next Generation pinball game
- Neutral zone (Star Trek), "buffer zone" between the territories of two different powers in the fictional Star Trek universe
- "The Neutral Zone" (TNG episode)The Neutral Zone (TNG episode)"The Neutral Zone" is the 26th episode of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Overview:A derelict ancient Earth satellite is found with cryonically frozen humans aboard as the USS Enterprise is sent to investigate the destruction of outposts near Romulan space.-Plot:While Captain...
, the finale of the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation
In geography:
- Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone, area of 7,044 km² on the border between Saudi Arabia and Iraq, abolished 1991
- Saudi–Kuwaiti neutral zone, area of 5,770 km² between the borders of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait left undefined, abolished 1970
In other fields:
- Neutral zone (control theory)DeadbandA deadband is an area of a signal range or band where no action occurs . Deadband is used in voltage regulators and other controllers...
, concept in control theory - A short segment of railway track on which electric trains operate but which lacks the overhead lines that power them. Residual momentum is required for such trains to cross a neutral zone.