war zone
- (during wartime) a combat area in which the rights of neutrals are suspended, as such an area on the high seas, where ships flying a neutral flag are subject to attack.
Origin of war zone
First recorded in 1915–20
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Nothing arrests the attention of the public as much as images of dead or injured children from a warzone.
The random goods at this warzone thrift store are constantly changing… primarily office and cleaning supplies.
These observances offer the last chance for units to say goodbye to their friend in the warzone.
Reporting instructions largely serve the institution to ensure an individual meets the minimum requirements to enter a warzone.
And the campus, fortified with new obstacles, is his “warzone.”
warzone
- an area where a war is taking place or there is some other violent conflict
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