war zone

1. 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)

   Broadercombat zone

   military

Questions about war zone

What does war zone mean?

war zone means "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)".

Is war zone a common word?

war zone is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.