combat zone

Speech parts

1. combat zone - Noun

2. Combat zone - Proper noun

Meaning

a military area where combat forces operate

a city district known for its vice and high crime rate

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

tenderloin combat area arena field front theater battlefield battleground battlefront field of honor front line firing line disaster area kill zone warzone

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Antonyms

buffer area safe haven safety zone safe area area safe area secure

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Hypernyms

zone city district

Hyponyms

foothold bridgehead war zone

Examples

No army in the history of warfare has done more to avoid harming civilians in a combat zone than the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza. Richard Kemp

An Indiana mother is fighting to get answers from the military about why she was deployed to Afghanistan while pregnant and allowed to birth in a combat zone. Source: Internet

It is dedicated to peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian aid access. Source: Internet

Shortly after the war the 187th ARCT was considered for use in an Airborne drop to relieve the surrounded French garrison at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam but the United States, at that time, decided not to send its troops into the combat zone. Source: Internet

Assemblyman Jeff Gorell has completed two one-year tours to the Middle East and Afghanistan and was decorated for his leadership in a combat zone. Source: Internet

All but 60 were awarded to officers, and only 16 of those awarded were actually in the combat zone. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

combat vehicle combat vehicle protected by armour combat with gloved fists combat-ready combat-related stress combatability