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safe area

American  

noun

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


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From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

As I helped her get to a safe area, she told me she was walking her dogs and had planned to stop by a grocery store when she smelled heavy smoke.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025

On July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serbs overran a U.N.-protected safe area in Srebrenica.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

"It is all traumatising, and now I feel like this is not a safe area," Ms Caforia said.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

Instead, two or three members of the Fugees would drop in five or so yards behind him, to form a safe area between Zubaid and the goal.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John