no-fly
Restricted airspace designation
No-fly describes a zone where aircraft are prohibited from entering, typically enforced by military authority: Coalition forces established a no-fly zone over the region.
The term also applies to lists of individuals banned from commercial air travel for security reasons: He discovered he'd been placed on the no-fly list.
Regulated overhead flight zone
- restrictedLimited in scope
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- violationBreaking of rules
perimeter · boundary · corridor · surveillance · patrol · buffer · cordon · sovereignty
Official restriction on something
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- restrictionLimit on action
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
grounding · suspension · sanction · blockade · veto · injunction · barred · forbidden
Area of active fighting
- battlespaceCombat operational domain
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- theaterVenue for live drama
- operationProcess of working
mission · troops · defense · offensive · engagement · tactical · strategic · reconnaissance
Evaluative selection process
- watchlistTracked items roster
- terroristViolent political intimidator
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- checkpointInspection station on route
homeland · threat · precaution · intelligence · database · alert · flagged · suspected
Source of potential harm
- precautionPreventive safety measure
- protectionGuarding against harm
- riskPossibility of harm
- groundingConnecting to earth
weather · turbulence · mechanical · inspection · advisory · warning · closure · emergency
airspace
Regulated overhead flight zone
- restrictedLimited in scope
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
violation · perimeter · boundary · corridor · surveillance · patrol · buffer · cordon · sovereignty · incursion
ban
Official restriction on something
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- restrictionLimit on action
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
moratorium · grounding · suspension · sanction · blockade · veto · injunction · barred · forbidden · unauthorized
warzone
Area of active fighting
- battlespaceCombat operational domain
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- theaterVenue for live drama
operation · mission · troops · defense · offensive · engagement · tactical · strategic · reconnaissance · airstrike
screening
Evaluative selection process
- watchlistTracked items roster
- terroristViolent political intimidator
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
checkpoint · homeland · threat · precaution · intelligence · database · alert · flagged · suspected · customs
hazard
Source of potential harm
- precautionPreventive safety measure
- protectionGuarding against harm
- riskPossibility of harm
grounding · weather · turbulence · mechanical · inspection · advisory · warning · closure · emergency · evacuation
no-flyopen skies
Unobstructed aerial expanse
fly · flyable · allow · permit · unrestricted
fly, no, flying, flew, nonflying, no-fly zones, no-fly zone, no-fly list, no-fly lists