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free space

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noun

  1. Also called (no longer in technical usage): vacuum.  a region that has no gravitational and electromagnetic fields: used as an absolute standard

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Saturday Night Live" uses the cold open as its free space to comment on current events, and last night was no exception.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2025

BraidHouse is also offering displaced hair braiders a free space — there’s typically a fee for stylists — to do hair at the salon.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 24, 2025

“The Asia-Pacific region must endeavor to become a free space where people, money and data as well as goods and services flow without disruption,” Yoon said.

From Seattle Times Nov. 13, 2023

To enable rotation of such a large molecule, it was necessary to create enough free space within the solid.

From Science Daily Sep. 29, 2023

There were medical textbooks opened to various pages and spread out across my little writing desk, the couch, the floor, and anywhere she could find free space.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

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