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noun

an area near a combat zone that is maintained as being free from military attack.

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Also called safe haven.

How to use safe area in a sentence

Terrorists against Cuba who had once shot down passenger jets later found safe haven in Miami.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To hurt them at their safe haven and homes—such an attack is perfect revenge.
Taliban: We Slaughtered 100+ Kids Because Their Parents Helped America|Sami Yousafzai|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He receives phantom phone calls from people who promise him a safe haven.
The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical Hero|Regina Lizik|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She then helped co-found Rainbow Noir, an organization that bills itself as a safe haven for LGBT of color in Manchester.
Lesbian Brit Kidnapped to Be ‘Cured’ in Congo|Nina Strochlic|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“Even now, an al Qaeda safe haven is emerging in northeastern Afghanistan,” Rogers said.
As Obama Draws Down, Al Qaeda Grows in Afghanistan|Eli Lake|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps, after all, it was the safe haven of respectability that Letty sought, at the end of a few adventurous years.
The Wasted Generation|Owen Johnson
Ships wilt thou find there in plenty to carry thee into a safe haven.'
Stories from the Ballads|Mary MacGregor
At sunset they saw an island named Sousa, toward which they steered, hoping to reach it by midnight and find a safe haven.
Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa|Joel Tyler Headley and William Fletcher Johnson
She forged on, hurling aside each sea which barred her way, straight toward a safe haven through open water.
The League of the Leopard|Harold Bindloss
She had been left at Assizes Harbour, usually an absolutely safe haven of rest.
A Labrador Doctor|Wilfred Thomason Grenfell