nuclear-free zone

American  

[noo-klee-er-free zohn, nyoo-] / ˈnu kli ərˈfri ˌzoʊn, ˈnyu- /

noun

1. any area in which nuclear weapons, power plants, or materials are not allowed.

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nuclear-free zone British  

noun

1. an area barred, esp by local authorities, to the storage or deployment of nuclear weapons

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nuclear-free zone Cultural  

1. An area in which nuclear weapons, by choice of the residents, may not be moved or stored. A number of areas around the world, such as New Zealand, have declared themselves nuclear-free zones, or have attempted to.

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Pronunciation

See nuclear ( def. ).

Example Sentences

Indonesian officials have said they want to have a nuclear-free zone around its territory.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2023

Changes would include removing its formal status as a "neutral" country and a "nuclear-free" zone.

From Reuters • Feb. 9, 2022

They could not agree on a future meeting because of disagreements over a proposal to make the Middle East a nuclear-free zone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2015

Britain signed a deal requiring the world's five self-confessed nuclear states to speed up arms reductions and to support a 2012 conference to discuss a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East.

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2010

Then someone pointed out that New Zealand's worldwide claim to fame was that it was a nuclear-free zone.

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