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no-fly list

no-fly list noun: a confidential list containing the names of people who are not permitted to board an aircraft, prepared by government authorities in various jurisdictions and distributed to commercial airlines.

Noun

no-fly list (plural no-fly lists)

  1. A confidential list containing the names of people who are not permitted to board an aircraft, prepared by government authorities in various jurisdictions and distributed to commercial airlines.
    • The no-fly list created by U.S. authorities, which singles out passengers who are potential terrorist threats, is the target of frequent criticism that it's incomplete and unreliable.2005 April 18, Timothy J. Burger, “Extending the No-Fly Zone”, in Time

Forms of no-fly list

pluralno-fly lists
alternative formno fly list

Questions about no-fly list

What does no-fly list mean?
No-fly list means a confidential list containing the names of people who are not permitted to board an aircraft, prepared by government authorities in various jurisdictions and distributed to commercial airlines.
What part of speech is no-fly list?
No-fly list is a noun.
What is the plural of no-fly list?
The plural of no-fly list is no-fly lists.

Words near no-fly list in the dictionary

  1. no-fault
  2. no-fault divorce
  3. no-fault divorces
  4. no-fi
  5. no-fly
  6. no-fly list
  7. no-fly lists
  8. no-fly zone
  9. no-fly zones
  10. no-frills
  11. no-ghost theorem

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