no man's land
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- The ground between trenches where a soldier from either side would be easily targeted.
- A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a space on a ship belonging to no one in particular for which to care.
- The part of a prison, hospital complex, etc. where individuals are not normally allowed to enter.
- A place where no one can or should be present.
- The area between the backcourt and the space close to the net, from which it is difficult to return the ball.
- An area of the field where a fielder cannot save a single, nor stop a boundary.
- Territory that is often disputed, and that cannot be inhabited because of fear of conflict, especially: Tracts of uninhabited territory close to the Iron Curtain.
- Territory that is often disputed, and that cannot be inhabited because of fear of conflict, especially: The stretch of land between the border posts of two contiguous sovereign states, sometimes separated by great distance.
- Territory that is often disputed, and that cannot be inhabited because of fear of conflict, especially: Land that is not claimed by any recognized sovereign state; a terra nullius.
- The fibrous sheath of the flexor tendons of the hand, specifically in the zone from the distal palmar crease to the proximal interphalangeal joint.
- Alternative form of no man's land.
- Alternative spelling of no man's land.
Proper noun
- The name of a settlement: A hamlet in Morval parish and St Martin-by-Looe parish, east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2756).
- The name of a settlement: A hamlet in Chilcomb parish, Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5129).
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