free zone

noun

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

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For 35 years Brazilian political elites have viewed nuclear armament as both unnecessary and counterproductive, given Brazil’s peaceful foreign policy, emphasis on multilateralism, and the Tlatelolco Treaty making Latin America a nuclear-weapons-free zone. Oliver Stuenkel, Time, 9 Jan. 2026 Daveon Gardener, 19, faces charges of discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities, evading arrest, riot participation and possession of marijuana under two ounces in a drug-free zone. Sergio Candido, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026 Many schools carve out AI-free zones for test-taking, essay writing and other creative endeavors. Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026 But soon after the time-free zone went viral, the story began to crack. Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025 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 12 Jan. 2026.

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