twilight zone

noun

1. the lowest level of the ocean that light can reach.
2. an ill-defined area between two distinct conditions, categories, etc., usually comprising certain features of both; an indefinite boundary:

   a twilight zone between fantasy and reality.

twilight zone

noun

1. any indefinite or transitional condition or area
2. an area of a city or town, usually surrounding the central business district, where houses have become dilapidated
3. the lowest level of the ocean to which light can penetrate

Word History and Origins

Origin of twilight zone¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

I remember thinking, “Cool, but where’s ‘The Twilight Zone’ part of this?”

From Los Angeles Times

The “Twilight Zone” setting is a waiting room in the afterlife.

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There is an episode of “The Twilight Zone” in which Earth is getting closer to the sun.

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Without urgent and immediate action, Los Angeles could be trapped in its own version of “The Twilight Zone.”

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In the surreal “Interior Chinatown,” which Yang aptly describes as “‘The Twilight Zone’ meets ‘Law & Order,’” Yang stars as Willis Wu, a waiter at a seedy Chinese restaurant that doubles as the perpetual filming location for a police procedural called “Black & White.”

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