no-man's land

1. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN]

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.

In Tobruk, leading a patrol in no-man's land, he was blown up by a mortar bomb.

The station has been built on the former no-man's-land between East and West Berlin. [+ between]

2. singular noun

If you refer to a situation as a no-man's land between different things, you mean that it seems unclear because it does not fit into any of the categories.

The play is set in the dangerous no-man's land between youth and adolescence. [+ between]

no-man's-land in British English

noun

land between boundaries, esp an unoccupied zone between opposing forces

an unowned or unclaimed piece of land

an ambiguous area of activity or thought

no man's land in American English

noun

a piece of land, usually wasteland, to which no one has a recognized title

the unoccupied region separating opposing armies

an indefinite area of operation, involvement, jurisdiction, etc.

Also ˈno-ˌman's-land

Examples of 'no-man's-land' in a sentence
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Her head was now above the Wall again, peering down into the graveyard of no-man's-land.He shivers now in this strange no-man's-land, this stopping-off place between lives.What was I doing driving into the no-man's-land of a civil war?

Definition of 'no-man's land'

单词	no-mans-land
释义	no-man's land 1. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN] 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. In Tobruk, leading a patrol in no-man's land, he was blown up by a mortar bomb. The station has been built on the former no-man's-land between East and West Berlin. [+ between] 2. singular noun If you refer to a situation as a no-man's land between different things, you mean that it seems unclear because it does not fit into any of the categories. The play is set in the dangerous no-man's land between youth and adolescence. [+ between] no-man's-land in British English 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 no man's land in American English noun 1. a piece of land, usually wasteland, to which no one has a recognized title 2. the unoccupied region separating opposing armies 3. an indefinite area of operation, involvement, jurisdiction, etc. Also ˈno-ˌman's-land Examples of 'no-man's-land' in a sentence no-man's-land Her head was now above the Wall again, peering down into the graveyard of no-man's-land. Dobbs, Michael WALL GAMES (2003) He shivers now in this strange no-man's-land, this stopping-off place between lives. Sara MacDonald SEA MUSIC (2003) What was I doing driving into the no-man's-land of a civil war? Brierley, David SNOWLINE (2003) Definition of 'no-man's land'
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no-man's land

no-man's-land in British English

no man's land in American English

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Definition of 'no-man's land'

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