no-fly zone

[noh-flahy]

noun

1. an area over which no military flights are allowed.

no-fly zone

noun

1. an area in which aeroplanes may not fly, esp during wartime

2. a taboo subject

Word History and Origins

Origin of no-fly zone¹

First recorded in 1991

Example Sentences

At Mourmelon, a vast military site, "we could very well have a father who buys a Chinese drone that doesn't include the 'no-fly zone' in its system, who doesn't read the instructions and goes to the nearby forest for the weekend and ends up in the middle of a prohibited zone", said Thierry Berthier, scientific director of the European professional federation for security drones, Drones4Sec.

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There are heat waves, and then there is the particular kind of summer delirium that turns your kitchen into a no-fly zone.

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A no-fly zone has been put in place over the Sandringham Estate after drone sightings were reported during the visit of Ukraine's president last month.

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The alliance has not sent troops to Ukraine or enforced a no-fly zone over the country for fear of being pulled into a direct conflict with Russia.

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After the Niger coup, Ecowas imposed crippling sanctions on the country, such as border closures, a no-fly zone for all commercial flights and the freezing of central bank assets.

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