drop zone

noun

1. an area into which paratroopers, soldiers, or supplies are landed from aircraft for a military operation. : DZ

Word History and Origins

Origin of drop zone¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

His shot from a drop zone then went over the green and into a small crowd of spectators.

From Washington Post

A crew would go out there and have runway lights on two sides of the drop zone.

From Nautilus