combat zone

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noun

Military. an area in a theater of operations where combat forces operate, extending typically from the front line to the communications zone.
Slang. an area in some cities, usually in an older midtown section, where pornography stores, striptease bars, etc., flourish, or are tolerated because of being concentrated in one district.

Origin of combat zone

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby combat zone

combat fatigue, combat infantryman badge, combat neurosis, combat team, combat trousers, combat zone, combat-ready, combatant, combative, combe, combe-capelle man

Words related to combat zone

theater, battlefront