No Man's Land (Noun)
Meaning 1
The ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both); "but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal"; "in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity"; "in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
An unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The stretch of barren wasteland between the enemy's trenches and ours was deemed no man's land, a suicidal proposition for anyone foolish enough to attempt a crossing.
- Soldiers on both sides stared out at the desolate expanse of no man's land, the cratered and blood-soaked earth a grim reminder of the devastation that had been wrought.
- The lieutenant's orders were clear: a reconnaissance team was to be sent into no man's land under cover of darkness to gather intel on the enemy's defenses.
- As the sun set over the battlefield, the no man's land between the two armies seemed to grow even more treacherous, as if the shadows themselves were waiting to snuff out the life of any unwary soldier who dared to venture in.
- The enemy's trenches were barely visible across the expanse of no man's land, but the lieutenant knew that any attempt to charge across would be met with a hail of bullets and certain doom.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
Land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable).
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.