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no-fly zone
[ noh-flahy ]
/ ˈnoʊˈflaɪ /
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noun
an area over which no military flights are allowed.
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Origin of no-fly zone
First recorded in 1991
Words nearby no-fly zone
noetics, No Exit, no-fault, no-fault insurance, no flies on one, no-fly zone, no fool like an old fool, there's, Nofretete, no-frills, nog, Nogai
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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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