forbidden area

noun
UK /fəˈbɪd.ən ˈeə.ri.ə/
US /fɚˈbɪd.ən ˈer.i.ə/

A forbidden area is a place where you are not allowed to go.

The sign warned that the old mine was a forbidden area.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A part of a computer system or website that users are not permitted to access.

The admin panel is a forbidden area for regular users.

3. A topic or subject that people are not supposed to discuss.

In that family, money was a forbidden area at dinner.

4. A region in a game that players cannot enter until they unlock it.

The castle behind the gate is a forbidden area until you find the key.