impact zone
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“When you do make contact in the sweet spot, you want the best results. And when you’re hitting two circular things together at 100 mph, you want to make sure that impact zone is greater.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
Burned cars and homes are scattered even in neighborhoods outside of the impact zone in Lahaina.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2023
The alerts appear on the cellphones of Israelis who download the relevant military app - but only if they are in the impact zone.
From Reuters ● May 4, 2023
The first flight recorder was found relatively close to the impact zone, its outer casing heavily damaged but the internal unit mainly intact, according to investigators.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
When the first plane struck, an estimated 17,400 people were in New York's Twin Towers - nobody survived above the impact zone in the North Tower.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2021
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