support area

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noun

military an area containing concentrations of personnel and materiel ready to support a force in the field

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How to use support area in a sentence

After four days the Battalion moved out to the support area, which consisted of billets in the deserted village of Chaudardes.
The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry|Unknown
There were deep tunnel dug-outs, extending into the bowels of the earth, in the support area, but these were never used.
With the British Army in The Holy Land|Henry Osmond Lock
Its descent into our lines or support area was almost vertical—hence no cover then available was proof against it.
The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I|Herbert Brayley Collett