war zone

noun

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

Examples of war zone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Presidents have regularly tested the confines of their office, pushing their security advisors to visit war zones as a show of American presence and their own leadership. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

The exercise underscores how Taiwan’s leadership is drawing lessons from other war zones. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026

Journalists have also followed Presidents—including Trump—into dangerous war zones. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

For the sailors stuck in this war zone—many of whom hail from the Philippines, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Ukraine—the fear of death or injury is a constant. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for war zone

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone