no-man's-land
nounUK /ˈnəʊ mænz lænd/
US /ˈnoʊ mænz lænd/
An area of land that no one owns or controls.
The soldiers stopped at the edge of no-man's-land and waited.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The dangerous ground between two opposing armies.
Soldiers crawled across no-man's-land to reach the other side.
3. A situation or subject that people avoid because it is confusing or risky.
Money is often a no-man's-land in family conversations.
4. An empty, unused space between two places.
The strip of grass between the two houses was a little no-man's-land.