no-go area
Britishnoun
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a district in a town that is barricaded off, usually by a paramilitary organization, within which the police, army, etc, can only enter by force
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an area that is barred to certain individuals, groups, etc
Example Sentences
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Still, the notice, which came with a map of a rectangular no-go area in the middle of the waterway, circulated widely between sailors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Community leader Oriyomi Akeem said Slum Party has helped bring peace to a neighbourhood once known as a no-go area overrun by gangs.
From Reuters • Dec. 27, 2022
Criticism is rare; dissent is discouraged; the Kurdish issue is a no-go area.
From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2021
A woman who struggled with hoarding for 30 years said the upstairs of her house became "virtually a no-go area".
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2021
Such policies have today left much of middle Egypt a no-go area for unescorted Westerners.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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