Neutral zone may refer to:
*
Neutral zone (territorial entity)
A neutral zone is a delimited zone bordering at least one of the states that has agreed to set up a neutral territory. This has occurred in the past and/or present for:
* Neutral Ground (Louisiana), a disputed area between Spanish Texas and the ...
or an
International zone
Sports
*
Neutral zone (cycling)
This is a glossary of terms and jargon used in cycling, mountain biking, and cycle sport.
For ''parts of a bicycle'', see List of bicycle parts.
0–9
; 27.5 Mountain bike: A mountain bike with wheels that are approximately in diameter a ...
, a non-competitive segment of a few miles at the beginning of a bicycle race
*
Neutral zone (gridiron football)
In gridiron football, the neutral zone is an area in which no member of either team may be, other than the person holding the ball. The neutral zone only exists in dead ball situations (i.e. when play is not ongoing).
Description
In American f ...
, the region between offensive and defensive sides prior to the snap of the ball on a scrimmage play
*
Neutral zone (ice hockey)
An ice hockey rink is an ice rink that is specifically designed for ice hockey, a competitive team sport. Alternatively it is used for other sports such as broomball, ringette, rinkball, and rink bandy. It is a rectangle with rounded corners ...
, 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)
A deadband or dead-band (also known as a dead zone or a neutral zone) is a band of input values in the domain of a transfer function in a control system or signal processing system where the output is zero (the output is 'dead' - no action occurs ...
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
No man's land is waste or unowned land or an uninhabited or desolate area that may be under dispute between parties who leave it unoccupied out of fear or uncertainty. The term was originally used to define a contested territory or a dump ...
*
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
{{disambiguation