safe area

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

"We classed it as being a safe area," he said.

From BBC

"It's just not a safe area… I would like to move out of Birmingham to be honest."

From BBC

If you are in a safe area and would like to share a memory about things you lost in the fires, please fill out the form below.

From Los Angeles Times

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

The team helped move the remnants of the battery-powered GoCars to a safe area of the parking lot so they could be properly removed by a hazardous materials contractor, said Battalion Chief Robert Rezende, an expert in lithium-ion battery fires and the region’s first alternative-energy emergency response coordinator.

From Los Angeles Times