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no-fly zone
[ noh-flahy ]
noun
- an area over which no military flights are allowed.
no-fly zone
noun
- an area in which aeroplanes may not fly, esp during wartime
- a taboo subject
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of no-fly zone1
Example Sentences
The alliance has not sent troops to Ukraine or enforced a no-fly zone over the country for fear of being pulled into a direct conflict with Russia.
After the Niger coup, Ecowas imposed crippling sanctions on the country, such as border closures, a no-fly zone for all commercial flights and the freezing of central bank assets.
The UK and other Nato members have not sent troops to Ukraine or enforced a no-fly zone over the country, for fear of being pulled into a direct conflict with Russia.
He also admitted that he got in trouble once for flying his drone in a no-fly zone in Shanghai.
Several American foreign policy leaders at the time, like Hillary Clinton and Susan Rice, wanted a Western coalition to go further and establish a no-fly zone to protect Syria’s cities from Assad’s wanton slaughter.
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