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(of a room or building) Spacious, well lit, well ventilated.
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Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent.
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An unofficial communications channel used to make informal or subversive negotiations.
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The area in which a battle takes place.
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The zone surrounding a border
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(politics, international relations) A buffer zone (such as a demilitarized zone) or a buffer state.
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A neutral area, between hostile forces, designed to prevent hostilities.
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Alternative form of buffer zone [A neutral area, between hostile forces, designed to prevent hostilities.]
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A zone surrounding a metropolitan area or city from which commuters travel to the area or city to work.
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(Britain) Relating to the English Channel; to, from, or on the Continent; involving both Britain and the Continent, especially France
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A specifically hazardous place to be avoided, usually demarcated, such as an area with anti-personnel mines
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(military, historical) Area near a fortification that is relatively sheltered from defending fire, because direct fire from other parts of the walls cannot be directed around a curved wall.
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(military) An area, often on a border between military factions, in which military forces and operations are prohibited.
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(US, espionage) An extremely hostile operational environment with heavy surveillance.
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Synonym of catchment area
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The area in which the baton must be passed from one runner to another during a relay race.
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A geographic area in which some sanctioning authority prohibits specific activities, see also Restricted Area.
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Initialism of exclusion zone: a geographic area in which some sanctioning authority prohibits specific activities. See also Restricted Area. [A geographic area in which some sanctioning authority prohibits specific activities, see also Restricted Area.]
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(engineering) Alternative form of feed zone [(cycling) A designated place along the course of a bicycle race where it is permitted for the riders to receive food and energy drinks from their team support personnel.]
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An underground urban area built to expand a city that is geographically limited.
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(electronics) Abbreviation of ground. [The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.]
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A district of Baghdad, Iraq: A fortified high-security district of Baghdad; established by the United States occupation force in the wake of the U.S.-Iraq War invasion of 2003; which contains major international hotels, international organizations and forces headquarters, Iraqi national ministries and government offices, and VIP residences.
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(by extension) The location of any disaster or violent assault.
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An area where fighting or hostilities are likely to erupt.
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Abbreviation of height. [The distance from the base of something to the top.]
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(US, economics) A region that is eligible to receive impact aid funding.
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A large factory or a concentration of industry in a limited geographical area.
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(military) The area of engagement where an attack on the enemy is focused and which has the highest percentage of fatalities.
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A relatively large square or rectangular plot of land
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An extremely small block.
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A small zone; especially one which is part of a larger zone
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Alternative spelling of no-lone zone [An area into which entry by a single individual is prohibited; commonly an area with accessibility to a nuclear weapon.]
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An area into which entry by a single individual is prohibited; commonly an area with accessibility to a nuclear weapon.
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(science fiction, slang) Crazy as a result of too much time spent in space.
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(informal) Area (an extent of surface), especially of real estate.
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Alternative form of strata (“layered casserole dish”) [(British Columbia) condominium unit, condominium building, condominium title]
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Alternative form of street map [A map showing the streets in a city or district.]
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The area between a central business district and residential housing in a city
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(geography) On, from the other side of, spanning or crossing the Pacific Ocean.
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Having to do with the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the British Isles or the United States.
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Alternative form of type site [(archaeology) An archaeological site considered the representative example of a particular culture, frequently its first discovery and frequently used as its eponym]
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Alternative form of type site [(archaeology) An archaeological site considered the representative example of a particular culture, frequently its first discovery and frequently used as its eponym]
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A region where war is ongoing.
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Alternative spelling of war zone [A region where war is ongoing.]
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(chiefly sports) A high-performance phase or period.
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