Meanings
plural no-fly zones
- An airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly.
Mr. Zelensky said he had asked Mr. Scholz and Mr. Macron to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
2022 March 4, David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt, Julian E. Barnes, “Washington’s Newest Worry: The Dangers of Cornering Putin”, in The New York Times, →ISSN1 more example
This photograph by Timothy Gentry is rare, as there is normally a no-fly zone for drones near the disused power station, but Civil Aviation Authority permission was obtained for this picture.
2026 April 1, Andy Comfort, “Going nuclear”, in RAIL, number 1058, page 36Synonyms: NFZ
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly.
Translations
Arabic مِنْطَقَةُ حَظْرِ الطَّيَرَان
- مِنْطَقَةُ حَظْرِ الطَّيَرَان (minṭaqatu ḥaẓri ṭ-ṭayarān)an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
Chinese Mandarin 禁飛區 /禁飞区
- 禁飛區 /禁飞区 (jìnfēiqū)an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
Esperanto senfluga zono
- senfluga zonoan airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
Finnish lentokieltoalue
- lentokieltoaluean airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
French zone d'exclusion aérienne
- zone d'exclusion aériennean airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
German Flugverbotszone, gesperrter Luftraum
- Flugverbotszonean airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
- gesperrter Luftrauman airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
Indonesian zona larangan terbang
- zona larangan terbangan airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
Japanese 飛行禁止空域
- 飛行禁止空域 (hikō kinshi kuiki)an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
Norwegian Bokmål flyforbudssone
- flyforbudssonean airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
Polish strefa zakazu lotów
- strefa zakazu lotówan airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
Romanian zonă de interdicție aeriană
- zonă de interdicție aerianăan airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
Russian бесполётная зо́на
- бесполётная зо́на (bespoljótnaja zóna)an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
Spanish zona de exclusión aérea
- zona de exclusión aéreaan airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
Swedish flygförbudszon
- flygförbudszonan airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
Ukrainian безпольо́тна зо́на
- безпольо́тна зо́на (bezpolʹótna zóna)an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
Cite this entry
no-fly zone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no-fly%20zone
“no-fly zone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no-fly%20zone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no-fly zone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no-fly%20zone.
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