no-man's-land
noun
uk/ˈnəʊ.mænz.lænd/us/ˈnoʊ.mænz.lænd/[SorU]
anareaorstripoflandthat no oneownsorcontrols, such as astripoflandbetween twocountries'borders,especiallyin awar:
（尤指战时两国交界处的）无人地带，真空地带to belost/stranded/stuckin no-man's-land迷失在／滞留在／困在无人地带
Theyfoundthemselvestrappedin the no-man's-land between the twowarringfactions.他们发现自己困在交战双方之间的真空地带。
[S]
asituationorareaofactivitywhere there are norules, or that no oneunderstandsorcontrolsbecause itbelongsneither to onetypenoranother:
性质尚未确定的形势（或领域），真空地带Thefamiliesofpeoplewhodieincustodyare in alegalno-man's-land when theytrytodiscoverwhat wentwrong.被监禁人在监禁期间死亡，其家属试图查清事实真相时，却找不到相关的法律支持。
Territorial boundaries
- border
- bound
- boundary
- bourne
- checkpoint
- frontier
- hard border
- passport control
- state line
- the Iron Curtain
- the Mason-Dixon Line
- transboundary
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