no-man’s-land n 1. (Military) land between boundaries, esp an unoccupied zone between opposing forces 2. an unowned or unclaimed piece of land 3. an ambiguous area of activity or thought Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014