no-fly zone
noun1
An airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly.
- Mr. Zelensky said he had asked Mr. Scholz and Mr. Macron to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine.2022 March 4, David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt, Julian E. Barnes, “Washington’s Newest Worry: The Dangers of Cornering Putin”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- This photograph by Timothy Gentry is rare, as there is normally a no-fly zone for drones near the disused power station, but Civil Aviation Authority permission was obtained for this picture.2026 April 1, Andy Comfort, “Going nuclear”, in RAIL, number 1058, page 36:
- Related terms
- exclusion zone, no-go