WAR ZONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does war zone mean? 

• WAR ZONE (noun)
  The noun WAR ZONE has 1 sense:

1. 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)

  Familiarity information: WAR ZONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WAR ZONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("war zone" is a kind of...):

combat area; combat zone (a military area where combat forces operate)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)