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safe area

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noun

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


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The idea is to set up a shipping container control room in a safe area, where a human can remotely control the vehicle on the last, most treacherous leg of its journey.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

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

Live, which first opened in late 2007, has been known as a safe area, with uniformed police and security visibly patrolling the vicinity.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 2, 2023

The spot Guardian found is flat and a safe area, free from obstacles such as mountainous buttes or large boulders.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

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