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no-man's-land
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Definitions ofno-man's-land
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- The ground between trenches where a soldier from either side would be easily targeted.
- A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a space on a ship belonging to no one in particular to care for.
- Part of a prison, hospital complex, etc. where people are not normally allowed to go.
- A place where no one can or should be.
- The area between the backcourt and the space close to the net, from which it is difficult to return the ball.
- Territory, often disputed, that cannot be inhabited because of fear of conflict, especially:
- (medic) The fanciful term for the fibrous sheath of the flexor tendons of the hand, specifically in the zone from the distal palmar crease to the proximal interphalangeal joint.
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