enemy territory

noun

: an area of land that belongs to or is controlled by the enemy

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Baltimore Ravens fans loaded up on charter buses on Sunday at Jimmy's Famous Seafood to go into enemy territory for a winner-take-all game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Adam Thompson, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026 The Defense Department’s budget for quadcopters is relatively small, however, according to Ryan Tseng, so Shield AI pivoted in 2021 via its acquisition of the V-BAT, a towering surveillance drone capable of flying up to 18,000 feet and for 13 hours into enemy territory. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025 A lot of teams would go for a QB sneak on fourth-and-inches in enemy territory. Charlotte Observer, 16 Dec. 2025 Estonia's Defense Ministry said the country, which shares a roughly 200-mile border with Russia, needed to beef up its ability to strike deep into enemy territory with more rocket launchers. Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enemy territory

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“Enemy territory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enemy%20territory. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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