transit zone
Between-borders holding space
A transit zone is an area where people pass through rather than remain—typically a section of an airport or border crossing where travelers can wait between connections without formally entering the country.
Refugees were stranded in the transit zone for weeks.
The term also applies to urban planning: areas designated for movement rather than residence or commerce.
- airportAviation passenger facility
- layoverBreak between connecting flights
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- waitingRemaining in expectation
waiting game · limbo · border · checkpoint · terminal · duty-free · refugee · stateless · legal limbo · corridor · passage · holding · temporary · between · lounge · immigration · no-man's-land · neutral ground
- airportsairports, airport, terminals, terminal building, runway
- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, guard, border crossing, border security
- jurisdictionscounty, city, province, state, counties
- trade zonestrading hub, trade hub, freeports, free port, customs area
- airportterminal, gate, gates, runway, baggage claim
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
transit zonepermanent residence
Fixed long-term dwelling
home · settlement · dwelling place · domicile · homeland
transit zonedestination
Intended arrival point
terminus · endpoint · arrival point · journey's end · home base
transit zonesovereign territory
Land under autonomous control
national territory · homeland · interior · mainland · heartland
transit, zone, transits, transiting, transited, transition, transitional, transitory, transient