war zone
nounDefinition of war zone
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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One of the darkest episodes in the conflict, the massacre of civilians became a charged symbol of American abuses and prompted a rethinking of American reliance on contractors in war zones. — Charlie Savage, New York Times, "Defiant Former Blackwater Contractor Again Sentenced to Life," 14 Aug. 2019 Flaherty likened the victims' wounds to those seen in a war zone. — NBC News, "Inside trauma center that saved lives after El Paso shooting," 8 Aug. 2019 Increasing reliance on private military and security contractors in U.S. war zones also reduce the number of volunteers needed to fight wars overseas. — Rebecca U. Thorpe, The Conversation, "One budget line Congress can agree on: Spending billions on the US military," 14 Aug. 2019 Even in a worst case situation, when an 18-year old uses a gun in a war zone, that minor has been trained on gun use and is supervised by an adult. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Only US lets kids use birthday money to buy assault weapons," 2 Aug. 2019 The neighborhood that becomes a silent war zone of opioids and other drugs feeds distrust rather than trust. — David Lapp, National Review, "Restoring the Marriage Ecosystem," 25 July 2019 That short book laid out a scenario that Canadian peacekeepers might face in a near-future conflict, incorporating how drones, cellphones, and internet access might play a role in an urban war zone. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "The French Army is hiring science fiction writers to imagine future threats," 24 July 2019 In the middle of this war zone, there is this island of hope and love and decency. — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Handmaid's Tale," 27 June 2019 Growing coffee beans and restoring forest in an on-again, off-again war zone is still daunting. — David Quammen, National Geographic, "How one of Africa’s great parks is rebounding from war," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'war zone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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