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.

Origin of war zone

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby war zone

war risk insurance, war room, war story, war surplus, war whoop, war zone, war-horse, war-weary, war., waragi, warangal

Example sentences 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

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war zone

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Example sentences from the Web for war zone