| nuclear-free zone | |
| —n | |
| an area barred, esp by local authorities, to the storage or deployment of nuclear weapons | |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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.