Neutral zone explained

Neutral zone may refer to:

• Neutral zone (territorial entity) or an International zone

Sports

• Neutral zone (cycling), a non-competitive segment of a few miles at the beginning of a bicycle race
• Neutral zone (gridiron football), the region between offensive and defensive sides prior to the snap of the ball on a scrimmage play
• Neutral zone (ice hockey), a zone between the blue lines in ice hockey

Star Trek

• Neutral zone (Star Trek), a buffer zone between the territories of two different powers in the fictional Star Trek universe
• "The Neutral Zone" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), the finale of the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation

Other uses

• Neutral zone (control theory) or deadband
• Neutral zone (dentistry), where the forces exerted by the muscles of the lips, cheek, and tongue are in balance

See also

• Demilitarized zone
• No man's land
• Neutral territory
• Overhead line#Neutral section (phase break) on which electric trains operate but which lacks the overhead lines that power them
• Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone
• Saudi–Kuwaiti neutral zone