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Definition of “no-man's-land”

no-man's-land

Definitions

noun

  1. land between boundaries, esp an unoccupied zone between opposing forces
  2. an unowned or unclaimed piece of land
  3. an ambiguous area of activity or thought

Translations for 'no-man's-land'

  • British English: no-man's land No-man's land is an area of land that is not owned or controlled by anyone, for example the area of land between two opposing armies. NOUN...the no-man's land between the two zones.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: terra de ninguém
  • Chinese: 无人管辖的地带无無人管辖轄的地带帶
  • European Spanish: tierra de nadie
  • French: no man's land
  • German: Niemandsland
  • Italian: terra di nessuno
  • Japanese: 中間領域
  • Korean: 대치 중인 적군 사이의 중간 지대
  • Portuguese: terra de ninguém
  • Spanish: tierra de nadie

Example Sentences Including 'no-man's-land'

As a result, the peacekeepers could end up in an intellectual as well as physical no-man's-land.
Misc (1995)
He looped it gently back into no-man's-land , and Sorensen, who still had plenty of time to get there, hesitated before charging out.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)
He shivers now in this strange no-man's-land , this stopping-off place between lives.
Sara MacDonald SEA MUSIC (2003)
Her head was now above the Wall again, peering down into the graveyard of no-man's-land.
Dobbs, Michael Wall Games
His greatest concern is that he finds himself working in a cultural no-man's-land.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
So mathematicians are finally getting some idea, however vague, of the mysterious no-man's-land between the hard and easy.
New Scientist (1998)
The no-man's-land for white Australians has been the site of confrontations between Aborigines and police for years.
New Zealand Herald (2004)
What was I doing driving into the no-man's-land of a civil war?
Brierley, David Snowline
`He was born to be an outsider, walking that lonely no-man's-land between the two worlds.
Townsend, Eileen Dreamtime

Comments

Comment bydicfad27 on 3 Jul 2012

This is a countable noun, according to Oxford. Any example of its plural form usage is welcome.

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