English Dictionary

Definition of “no-fly zone”

no-fly zone

"There were yesterday four firings against our aircraft flying in the southern no-fly zone ," he said.

New Zealand Herald (2003)

Air traffic bosses have been asked to make the area a no-fly zone to fend off unwanted cameramen.

Sun, News of the World (2001)

Jennifer Ziemann said she had heard U. S. and British planes drop bombs while she was visiting a hospital in Iraq's northern no-fly zone.

Globe and Mail (2003)

Operation Southern Watch polices the no-fly zone in the south, and is made up of 150 British and American aircraft and 6000 forces.

Spiked (2003)

The establishment of a no-fly zone in southern Iraq was part of the same process.

Butt, Gerald A Rock and a Hard Place

US defence chiefs said the bombing was in response to Iraqi threats to allied planes enforcing a no-fly zone.

Sun, News of the World (2001)

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