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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024no man's land /ˈnoʊ ˌmænz ˌlænd/USA pronunciation n. - Military[uncountable] an area between warring armies that no one controls.
- an area where guidelines and authority are not clear or definite:[countable* usually singular]a no man's land between right and wrong.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024no′ man's′ land′, - Militaryan area between opposing armies, over which no control has been established.
- an unowned or unclaimed tract of usually barren land.
- an indefinite or ambiguous area where guidelines and authority are not clear:a no man's land between acceptance and rejection.
- (in tennis, handball, etc.) the area of a court in which a player is at a tactical disadvantage, as the area of a tennis court about midway between the net and the base line.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: no-man's-land n - land between boundaries, esp an unoccupied zone between opposing forces
- an unowned or unclaimed piece of land
- an ambiguous area of activity or thought
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