red-zone
Near the goal
Red-zone refers to an area of heightened danger, urgency, or critical activity.
In American football, the red zone is the area between the 20-yard line and the goal line, where scoring becomes more likely: They've struggled to convert in the red zone.
More broadly, red-zone describes any situation requiring immediate attention or indicating maximum risk: Hospital capacity is in the red zone.
As a verb, to red-zone means to push something to its limit: The engine was red-zoning.
Source of potential harm
- warningAlert about danger
- restrictedLimited in scope
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- no-goProhibited or impossible
prohibited · unsafe · high-risk · exclusion · perimeter · cordoned · barricade · containment
Football field's scoring rectangle
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- goal-lineScoring demarcation in football
- scoringEarning points in competition
- offenseViolation or umbrage
quarterback · snap · scrimmage · drive · possession · tackle · blitz · formation
Serious sudden danger
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- ICUAcute care ward
- life-threateningRisking death
- stabilizeMake firm or constant
ventilator · sepsis · shock · intensive · acute · paramedic · defibrillator · resuscitation
hazard
Source of potential harm
- warningAlert about danger
- restrictedLimited in scope
- off-limitsProhibited from access
no-go · prohibited · unsafe · high-risk · exclusion · perimeter · cordoned · barricade · containment · quarantine
endzone
Football field's scoring rectangle
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- goal-lineScoring demarcation in football
- scoringEarning points in competition
offense · quarterback · snap · scrimmage · drive · possession · tackle · blitz · formation · playbook
emergency
Serious sudden danger
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- ICUAcute care ward
- life-threateningRisking death
stabilize · ventilator · sepsis · shock · intensive · acute · paramedic · defibrillator · resuscitation · trauma
overload
Burden beyond capacity
meltdown · exhaustion · maxed-out · pressure · threshold · limit · overdrive · overheating · redline
red-zonesafe zone
Protected area from threats
comfort zone · neutral zone · all-clear · out of danger · stable condition
red, zone, reds, redder, reddest, redden, reddened, reddening, redness