バトンゾーン

noun

exchange zone; takeover zone

The designated area on a track where runners pass the baton in a relay race. A wasei-eigo term derived from English 'baton zone'.

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

• バトンゾーン内ないでバトンを渡わたさなければならない。

  The baton must be passed within the exchange zone.

• 彼かれはバトンゾーンを出でる前まえに次つぎの走そう者しゃにバトンを渡わたした。

  He handed the baton to the next runner before leaving the exchange zone.