war zone
noun
1
: a zone in which belligerents are waging war
broadly
: an area marked by extreme violence
2
: 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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President Trump's plan would also allow the civilian population of Gaza to leave the demolished enclave, something refugees have done from every war zone in history.
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David Friedman, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Our first Zoom was filled with sounds of nearby Russian shelling and a translator struggling to keep up with two people who didn’t speak the same language trying to make a film in a war zone.
—Brendan Bellomo, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Once suffering from the highest murder-rate of any country outside a war zone, El Salvador has now fewer murders than the United States according to government figures.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Israel’s latest war with Hezbollah in Lebanon ended eight weeks ago, its 15-month war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip reached a cease-fire on Sunday, and some Israeli units have withdrawn from both war zones.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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David Friedman, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Our first Zoom was filled with sounds of nearby Russian shelling and a translator struggling to keep up with two people who didn’t speak the same language trying to make a film in a war zone.
—Brendan Bellomo, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Once suffering from the highest murder-rate of any country outside a war zone, El Salvador has now fewer murders than the United States according to government figures.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Israel’s latest war with Hezbollah in Lebanon ended eight weeks ago, its 15-month war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip reached a cease-fire on Sunday, and some Israeli units have withdrawn from both war zones.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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“War zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20zone. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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