war zone

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noun

(during wartime) a combat area in which the rights of neutrals are suspended, as such an area on the high seas, where ships flying a neutral flag are subject to attack.

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Origin of war zone

First recorded in 1915–20

Examples from the Web for war zone

In past war-zone visits by politicians, my experience had been just the opposite.
The Book America Needs to Read Right Now|John Kael Weston|January 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Marines discussed their war-zone tours and how they had been wounded.
Home on the Fourth of July: Two Marines, Two Purple Hearts|John Kael Weston|July 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Only one day after the war-zone proclamation went into effect the Allies brought out their trump card for the spring of 1915.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII)|Various
They had no more business wandering about the war-zone than they would have had wandering about a hospital where men were dying.
Fighting in Flanders|E. Alexander Powell

I want to see the war-zone, where our boys fit them Germans.
Polly and Her Friends Abroad|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
I left the war-zone with an increased respect, if this were possible, for the men of France.
The White Road to Verdun|Kathleen Burke
The warm spring sun beat down from a cloudless sky, and the glorious romance of being out in the war-zone added to the charm.
The Great War As I Saw It|Frederick George Scott