no-man's-land

noun

ˈnō-ˌmanz-ˌland How to pronounce no-man's-land (audio)
Definition of no-man's-landnext
as in desert
land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops the city's decayed industrial quarter is a no-man's-land of abandoned factories and weedy vacant lots

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Recent Examples of no-man's-land When this happens, their planet goes back and forth between being a searing, endless stretch of desert or frozen no-man's-land. — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024 Abandoned by King Hassan II for its association with the Rif mountain revolts after Moroccan independence, in 1956, Tangier became a dilapidated drive-through, a no-man's-land for another 50 years. — Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2023 Today, guerrillas, drug smugglers, poachers, and jaguars rule this vast no-man's-land. — David Ewing Duncan, Outside Online, 17 May 2022
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desert
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  • The idea was intended to address the shortage of water that cultivators face during the dry season in Ladakh, which is a high-altitude cold desert.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
  • Temperatures could also exceed 100 degrees in the Inland Empire and some parts of San Diego County’s interior valleys and surpass 110 degrees in the deserts, said Sebastian Westerink, meteorologist with the weather service’s San Diego office.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of desert

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“No-man's-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-man%27s-land. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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