free zone

noun

: an area within which goods may be received and stored without payment of duty

Examples of free zone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On Friday, the Swedish pop star, 26, dropped her fourth studio album Venus, which finds her in a creatively free zone, singing about real-life experiences in the first full-length release on her Sommer House record label. Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024 In November 1942, after the Allied landings in French North Africa (which had remained under Vichy control), the Germans occupied the free zone. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for free zone 

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Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of free zone was in 1900

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“Free zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20zone. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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