off-limits area
No entry zone
An off-limits area is a place where entry or access is forbidden or restricted.
The term comes from military usage, where certain zones are designated off-limits to personnel: The nuclear facility was an off-limits area for civilians.
It extends to any space with restricted access—a construction site, a crime scene, or sections of a building closed to the public.
- forbiddenNot allowed
- no entryAccess not permitted
- restrictedLimited in scope
- restricted accessEntry limited to authorized individuals
- no-goProhibited or impossible
danger zone · trespassing · private property · barrier · fence · keep out · do not enter · warning · classified · top secret · secret · crime scene · checkpoint · guarded · security clearance · perimeter · boundary · exclusion
- barrierswalls, wall, fences, fence, barrier
- Forbiddenforbidden, prohibited, banned, not allowed, taboo subject
off-limits areapublic space
Area open to everyone
common area · public domain · town square · public park · commons
off-limits areaopen range
Unfenced public grazing land
international waters · neutral territory · demilitarized zone · sanctuary · safe passage
limits, limit, area, areas, limited, limiting, unlimited, limiter, limitless