war zone

noun

: a zone in which belligerents are waging war

broadly : an area marked by extreme violence

: a designated area especially on the high seas within which rights of neutrals are not respected by a belligerent nation in time of war

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However, therapy can’t heal all the devastating effects of the insecurity and stress of living in a war zone, where bombing and shelling can strike civilian areas at any time. —

Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 The United States has one of the world's highest rates of firearms deaths outside a war zone. —

Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 The risk journalists face while working in a war zone is evident in the current conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. —

Shaun Chornonroff, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024 Prior to that, women had conducted combat missions, including flying aircraft in war zones and other duties. —

Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for war zone