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free space

British  

noun

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

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With the popularity of women's football growing, Carter said the idea that the sport is a free space for people to be who they want to be is starting to recede.

From BBC

Boaz nodded, watching the ashes that dotted the free space on the table.

From Literature

“To see the joy that it brings to kids’ faces and to give them a free space to just come and play and enjoy the game like I used to when I was a kid, that’s what it’s all about,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

Cars circled the congested parking lot in search of a free space as Faith, a 59-year-old Huntington Beach resident who declined to give her last name, loaded large bags of chips and a bundle of bananas into the trunk of her SUV.

From Los Angeles Times