NO-MAN'S-LAND


Meaning of NO-MAN'S-LAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnō-ˌmanz-ˌland ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : an area of unowned, unclaimed, or uninhabited land

b. : an unoccupied area between opposing armies

c. : an area not suitable or used for occupation or habitation

downtown was a retailing no-man's-land

2. : an anomalous, ambiguous, or indefinite area especially of operation, application, or jurisdiction

the no-man's-land between art and science

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.