Phrase guide

no-fly zone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: NFZ

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِنْطَقَةُ حَظْرِ الطَّيَرَان (minṭaqatu ḥaẓri ṭ-ṭayarān) — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • Belarusian: беспалётная зо́на (bjespaljótnaja zóna) — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 禁飛區 /禁飞区 (jìnfēiqū) — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • Esperanto: senfluga zono — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • Finnish: lentokieltoalue — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • French: zone d'exclusion aérienne — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • Georgian: არასაფრენი ზონა (arasapreni zona) — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • German: Flugverbotszone — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • German: gesperrter Luftraum — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • Indonesian: zona larangan terbang — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • Japanese: 飛行禁止空域 (hikō kinshi kuiki) — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: flyforbudssone — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: flyforbodssone — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • Polish: strefa zakazu lotów — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • Romanian: zonă de interdicție aeriană — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • Russian: бесполётная зо́на (bespoljótnaja zóna) — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • Spanish: zona de exclusión aérea — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • Swedish: flygförbudszon — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly
  • Ukrainian: безпольо́тна зо́на (bezpolʹótna zóna) — an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly