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单词 no-man's-land
释义

no-man's-land

noun

ˈnō-ˌmanz-ˌland How to pronounce no-man's-land (audio)
1
a
: an area of unowned, unclaimed, or uninhabited land
b
: an unoccupied area between opposing armies
c
: an area not suitable or used for occupation or habitation
downtown was a retailing no-man's-land
2
: an anomalous, ambiguous, or indefinite area especially of operation, application, or jurisdiction
the no-man's-land between art and science

Synonyms

  • barren
  • desert
  • desolation
  • heath
  • waste
  • wasteland
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

no-man's-land

noun

as in desert
land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops the city's decayed industrial quarter is a no-man's-land of abandoned factories and weedy vacant lots

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • desert
  • barren
  • wasteland
  • wilderness
  • dust bowl
  • heath
  • open air
  • desolation
  • bush
  • wild
  • waste
  • brush
  • open
  • badland
  • outdoors
  • nature
  • out-of-doors
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