no-fly zone

[noh-flahy]

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noun

an area over which no military flights are allowed.

Origin of no-fly zone

First recorded in 1991

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British Dictionary definitions for no-fly zone

no-fly zone

noun

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

a taboo subject

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