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-weary, war whoop, Warwick, Warwickshire, wary, war zone, was, wasabi, Wasatch Range, wash, washable

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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

British Dictionary definitions for war zone

warzone

/ (ˈwɔːˌzəʊn) /

noun

an area where a war is taking place or there is some other violent conflict

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单词	war zone
释义	war zone SEE SYNONYMS FOR war zone ON THESAURUS.COM 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-weary, war whoop, Warwick, Warwickshire, wary, war zone, was, wasabi, Wasatch Range, wash, washable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 British Dictionary definitions for war zone warzone / (ˈwɔːˌzəʊn) / noun an area where a war is taking place or there is some other violent conflict Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to war zone combat zone, theater, trouble spot, hot spot, theater of operations, theater of war
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war zone

noun

Origin of war zone

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British Dictionary definitions for war zone

noun

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