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COMBAT ZONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A military area where combat forces operate
Synonyms:
combat area; combat zone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("combat zone" is a kind of...):
zone (an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "combat zone"):
war zone (a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especially a designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war))
bridgehead; foothold (an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies)
Holonyms ("combat zone" is a part of...):
field; field of operations; theater; theater of operations; theatre; theatre of operations (a region in which active military operations are in progress)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A city district known for its vice and high crime rate
Synonyms:
combat zone; tenderloin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("combat zone" is a kind of...):
city district (a district of a town or city)
