dead zone

1. An area with no life.

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

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

4. The part of the field where a player is 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.

5. (historical)An 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.

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

1. My mobile is useless in this dead zone.

   deMein Handy nützt mir in diesem Funkloch nichts.

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2. Between Christmas and New Years Day, there's a holiday dead zone.

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3. In order to recoup from the digital world, Tom and Mary spend their summer vacation in Germany in a dead zone.

   deUm sich von der digitalen Welt zu erholen, verbringen Tom und Mary ihren Sommerurlaub in einem deutschen Funkloch.

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