| twilight zone n. An area of ambiguity between two distinct states or conditions: a twilight zone between good and evil. |
twilight zone
n
1. any indefinite or transitional condition or area
2. (Social Science / Human Geography) an area of a city or town, usually surrounding the central business district, where houses have become dilapidated
3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the lowest level of the ocean to which light can penetrate
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| Noun | 1. |  twilight zone - the lowest level of the ocean to which light can reachDavy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, ocean bottom, ocean floor, sea bottom, sea floor, seabed - the bottom of a sea or ocean |
| 2. | twilight zone - the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both); "but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal"; "in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity"; "in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression" equivocalness, ambiguity - unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning |
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