Danger area
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Danger area may refer to:
- The region of imminent danger from a tropical storm or hurricane; see 1-2-3 rule.
- The protected area of a cricket pitchCricket pitchIn the game of cricket, the cricket pitch consists of the central strip of the cricket field between the wickets - 1 chain or 22 yards long and 10 feet wide. The surface is very flat and normally covered with extremely short grass though this grass is soon removed by wear at the ends of the...
, on which the bowler may not run in his follow-through; see cricket pitchCricket pitchIn the game of cricket, the cricket pitch consists of the central strip of the cricket field between the wickets - 1 chain or 22 yards long and 10 feet wide. The surface is very flat and normally covered with extremely short grass though this grass is soon removed by wear at the ends of the...
. - On maps of the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
produced by the Ordnance SurveyOrdnance SurveyOrdnance Survey , an executive agency and non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom, is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, producing maps of Great Britain , and one of the world's largest producers of maps.The name reflects its creation together with...
the words Danger Area in red indicate Firing and Test Ranges in the area. - Volumes of airspace designated by a country's civil aviation authority to be posing danger to civil aviation operations and marked as such on aviation charts. For example parachuting areas; designated model aircraft operating areas etc. Civil aircraft are NOT prohibited to enter Danger Areas.