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no man's land
noun
2.
an unowned or unclaimed tract of usually barren land.
3.
an indefinite or ambiguous area where guidelines and authority are not clear: a no man's land between acceptance and rejection.
4.
(in tennis, handball, etc.) the area of a court in which a player is at a tactical disadvantage, as the area of a tennis court about midway between the net and the base line.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English
1300–50; Middle English
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| no man's land | |
noun | |
| 1. | an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies |
| 2. | land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable) |
| 3. | the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both); "but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal"; "in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity"; "in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression" [syn: twilight zone] |
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