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war zone

NOUN
place of warring
Synonyms
WEAK
battle zone combat area combat zone hot spot seat of war theater theater of operations theater of war trouble spot

Example Sentences

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He was in Russia for just 45 days before being sent to the war zone.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

One email seen by AFP came from a seafarer asking to confirm whether his salary would go from $16 a day to $32 because he was in a designated war zone.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Japan has so far demurred, citing legal obstacles to venturing into a war zone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

All of the farmers I spoke to acknowledged their problems were tiny next to the suffering of people in the war zone itself.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

An ironic sign in a war zone at a US defensive position seven miles northeast of Saigon, 1969.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge