protected area

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noun
  1. 1

    The central, rectangular area of the pitch onto which the bowlers may not run during their follow through

  2. 2

    An area where natural values are protected. The most common definitions of protected areas are those of the IUCN (World Conservation Union) http//www.iucn.org.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/protected%20area