Howdy!
Thanks for returning to our Western Word of the Day column. The next few weeks I'm drifting a little bit away from what we think of as truly "western" words to focus on some other vocabulary term that I've learned and wanted to share.
No Man's Land - land that is unoccupied or disputed
Origin of the term: During World War 1, soldiers would dig trenches on either side of a battlefield. For anyone to jump up out of the trench and move forward would be risking their life. Therefore, that space between the trenches became a deadzone or a no man's land.
Source:
History Channel, "America's Secret Slang" video series
www.history.com/shows/americas-secret-slang
No comments:
Post a Comment