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combat zone
combat zonen.1. An area where military combat is taking place.2. Slang An area in a city characterized by economic depression and criminal activity: "a combat zone rife with condemned buildings used by drunks, addicts, and prostitutes" (Edwin Chen).combat zone1. That area required by combat forces for the conduct of operations.
2. The territory forward of the Army rear area boundary. See also combat area; communications zone.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | combat zone - a city district known for its vice and high crime ratetenderloincity district - a district of a town or city | | 2. | combat zone - a military area where combat forces operatecombat areaarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"zone - an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristicfield of operations, theater of operations, theatre of operations, theatre, theater, field - a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years"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; "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar" |
combat zone
combat zone[′käm‚bat ‚zōn] (ordnance) A region in a theater of operations where fighting takes place, or where space is designated for the operations of friendly combat forces, extending from the front line to a line or boundary designated by the theater commander. Combat Zone
Combat ZoneA place where a war is taking place. If the U.S. Department of Defense designates an area is a combat zone, troops deployed there are not required to pay income taxes on earnings made while there. Likewise, any income earned while treating an injury sustained in a combat zone is tax-free.See CZ
See COMZcombat zone
Synonyms for combat zonenoun a city district known for its vice and high crime rateSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a military area where combat forces operateSynonymsRelated Words- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
- zone
- field of operations
- theater of operations
- theatre of operations
- theatre
- theater
- field
- war zone
- bridgehead
- foothold
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