no_man's_land | ||
1. | [ noun ] (military,geography) an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies | |
Synonyms: | no-man's-land | |
Related terms: | area | |
2. | [ noun ] land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable) | |
Related terms: | land | |
3. | [ noun ] the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both) | |
Synonyms: | twilight_zone | |
Examples: | "but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise noise but might possibly be a signal" "in the twilig |
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Related terms: | ambiguity | |
Similar spelling: |
no-man's-land |