free zone

noun

: an area within which goods may be received and stored without payment of duty

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Tech-free zones or formal digital detox options are increasingly standard, as are private outdoor spaces such as terraces, plunge pools or gardens. Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026 Many of the best properties also offer tech-free zones or formal digital detox options. Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026 Your house should be a pest-free zone. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 May 2026 Laguna Beach is the only city in the Golden State whose entire coastline is designated as a boating- and fishing-free zone. Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for free zone

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of free zone was in 1900

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“Free zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20zone. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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