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free zone

noun

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

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The site provided a unique, human-free zone for the animals. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025 Create a screen-free sanctuary Make mornings a device-free zone for both parents and children for at least the first 20 minutes of waking. Reem Raouda, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025 Grow amaryllis indoors in pots or outdoors in frost-free zones. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2025 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, 13 Nov. 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 9 Dec. 2025.

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