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noun
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: an area of water (as in a lake or ocean) in which the level of dissolved oxygen is so depleted (as by the decay of an algal bloom) that most life cannot be sustained
2
: an area where cell phone reception is very poor or unavailable
The Sleek has even improved reception near my local gym, which used to be a dead zone.—
Terry Gardner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2010
"It would definitely be foolhardy to come into this wilderness park and expect cell coverage," said [park ranger Jon] Preston, who gets reception on his phone about a mile up the trail from the Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center. "Beyond that, you're in a dead zone … ."—
Rob Ollikainen, Peninsula Daily News (Port Angeles, Washington), 4 Sept. 2010
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