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
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The strait has already been effectively closed since the conflict commenced on Saturday, with shipping companies unwilling to risk vessels in a war zone.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
Even if the ships’ crews were willing to pilot an oil tanker through a war zone, ship owners are probably unwilling to permit them to proceed without insurance.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
One day earlier, the Navy will decommission the USS Germantown, a 40-year-old Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship that transports and delivers Marines to various parts of the world, notably war zones.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
The Ukrainians also experimented with other communications systems for their drones, including wireless mesh networks, which use radio nodes to relay frequencies across a broad segment of the war zone.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
Even if the ships’ crews were willing to pilot an oil tanker through a war zone, ship owners are probably unwilling to permit them to proceed without insurance.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
One day earlier, the Navy will decommission the USS Germantown, a 40-year-old Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship that transports and delivers Marines to various parts of the world, notably war zones.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
The Ukrainians also experimented with other communications systems for their drones, including wireless mesh networks, which use radio nodes to relay frequencies across a broad segment of the war zone.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
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“War zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20zone. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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