English Dictionary

dead zone

名詞

歴史的

An area with no life. / (ecology) An area of the ocean where oxygen levels are too low to support life, especially as a result of pollution.

日本語の意味

生命が存在しない領域 / 特に汚染によって酸素濃度が極端に低下し、生命を維持できない海域

After the oil spill, marine biologists discovered a dead zone along the coastline where no fish or plants could survive.

油の流出後、海洋生物学者たちは沿岸に生物のいない地域を発見し、魚や植物が生き残れないことを確認した。

意味（1）

An area with no life.

意味（2）

(ecology) An area of the ocean where oxygen levels are too low to support life, especially as a result of pollution.

Planet Earth Research this year discovered that humans have created at least 50 ‘dead zones’ (zones where there is no oxygen) in the sea through pollution, and have extinguished other species at 1,000 times the natural rate in evolution.

意味（3）

(telecommunications) A region where mobile phones do not operate because there is no base station or repeater nearby.

When you are in a dead zone, most of your call drops or your phone doesn't work at all.

意味（4）

(sports, gridiron football) Part of the field, entered by a player when they are on their opponent's side of the field but kicking a field goal would probably be unsuccessful and punting the ball would not dramatically change field position.

意味（5）

(military, historical) Area near a fortification that is relatively sheltered from defending fire, because direct fire from other parts of the walls cannot be directed around a curved wall.

意味（6）

(video games) A region within the player's viewpoint that is less sensitive to small movements, aiding accurate firing of weapons etc.

dead zones （ plural ）