killing field

Noun

Meaning

(usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

abattoir prison camp internment camp land mine labor camp gas chamber death camp field of battle war zone detention camp extermination camp mine field Killing vector field be slaughtered auschwitz extermination camp
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Antonyms

release reprieve

Hypernyms

geographic area geographic region geographical area geographical region

Related terms

Killing horizon

Examples

At least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire. Charles B. Rangel

Killing field in Iraq: The great game! Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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