no-fly zone

no-fly zone
an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly

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  • No-fly zone — This article is about the prevention of flight in a region of airspace by the application or threat of military power. For information on prevention of flight ordinarily enforced by civil regulation or legal means, see Prohibited airspace. A no… …   Wikipedia

  • no-fly zone — /noh fluy / an area over which no military flights are allowed. [1991] * * * no fly zone noun An area in which (esp military) aircraft are not permitted to fly • • • Main Entry: ↑no * * * no fly zone UK US noun [countable] [ …   Useful english dictionary

  • No-Fly Zone —    Following the abortive Kurdish uprising against Saddam Hussein in March 1991 and the horrific Kurdish refugee exodus that ensued, the United States, Great Britain, and France    imposed a no fly zone above the 36th parallel in Iraq to allow… …   Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

  • no-fly zone — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms no fly zone : singular no fly zone plural no fly zones an area that a plane must not fly into because it may be attacked by planes belonging to an enemy …   English dictionary

  • no-fly zone — /noˈflaidzon, ingl. nəuˈflaɪzəun/ [loc. ingl., propr. «zona (zone) con divieto (no) di volo (fly)»] loc. sost. f. inv. zona di non sorvolo …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • no-fly zone — no fly zones N COUNT A no fly zone is an area of sky where military and other aircraft are not allowed to fly, especially because of a war …   English dictionary

  • no-fly zone — no fly ,zone noun count an area that an airplane must not fly into because it may be attacked by airplanes belonging to an enemy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • no-fly zone — /noʊ ˈflaɪ zoʊn/ (say noh fluy zohn) noun an area over which all or specified aircraft are forbidden to fly: *The no fly zone around the Statue of Liberty was imposed yesterday and bans flights within one nautical mile of the monument until… …  

  • no-fly zone — no fly .zone n an area that only particular aircraft are allowed to enter, and in which other aircraft could be attacked …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • no-fly zone — no′ fly′ zone n. mil an area over which no military flights are allowed • Etymology: 1991 …   From formal English to slang

  • Введение режима "no fly zone" (бесполетная зона) — Согласно Уставу ООН, главная ответственность за поддержание международного мира и безопасности возложена на Совет Безопасности (СБ) ООН. Совет Безопасности определяет существование любой угрозы миру, любого нарушения мира или акта агрессии и… …   Энциклопедия ньюсмейкеров

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