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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How to use no-fly zone in a sentence

Added Kinzinger, the Illinois rep, "We have to level the playing field in terms of creating a no-fly zone."
U.S. Hasn’t Even Started Training Rebel Army to Fight ISIS | Tim Mak | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Turkey has publicly called for a no-fly zone and for airstrikes against the Assad regime.
Top Senate Dem Calls for Buffer Zone and No-fly Zone in Syria | Josh Rogin | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
This is not the first time Levin has called for a no-fly zone in Syria.
Top Senate Dem Calls for Buffer Zone and No-fly Zone in Syria | Josh Rogin | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In March of 2013, Levin endorsed the idea of a no-fly zone and airstrikes against the Assad regime.
Top Senate Dem Calls for Buffer Zone and No-fly Zone in Syria | Josh Rogin | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Engel won over the crowd by declaring, “For the record, I am for a no-fly zone.”
Syrian Opposition Leader: The Peace Talks Are Dead | Josh Rogin | March 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

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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