Definition of combat zone
1
: the forward part of a theater of military operations extending from the front line to the forward boundary of the communications zone
2
: a district in which places of pornographic entertainment are concentrated
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“Combat zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combat%20zone. Accessed 15 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of combat zone was in 1914
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