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WAR ZONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("war zone" is a kind of...):
combat area; combat zone (a military area where combat forces operate)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)