タッチゾーン

noun

exchange zone; takeover zone

In a relay race, the designated area where the baton is passed from one runner to the next. A wasei-eigo term derived from English 'touch zone'.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from touch zone

• リレーでは、タッチゾーン内ないでバトンを渡わたさなければならない。

  In a relay race, the baton must be passed within the exchange zone.