English Reference
Idiom idiom

flood the zone

Meaning

To fill a relevant region of the field of play.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples
SIMPLE

“The team tries to flood the zone to stop the other players.”

CONTEXTUAL

“The coach told his defenders to flood the zone so the opponent could not pass the ball easily.”

COMPLEX

“By choosing to flood the zone with extra defenders, the team successfully neutralized the opposing striker's ability to find space near the goal.”

Anchors to
Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    comfort zone

    The range of circumstances in which a person feels relaxed or able to cope.

  2. 02

    twilight zone

    To put or place into an indeterminate position; to be in an ambiguous, undetermined, or improper context.

Last updated August 10, 2026