war zone
nounDefinition of war zone
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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Here's a reminder of why many immigrants are coming to the U.S. in the first place: El Salvador El Salvador is the most violent country in the world that's not an active war zone. — Amanda Erickson, Washington Post, "Why do some families risk crossing the U.S. border? Because if they don’t, they’ll be killed.," 20 June 2018 Each is a pothole war zone that has recently wreaked havoc on my car. — Michael Smerconish, Philly.com, "Pothole-fighting street artist Wanksy is the hero Philly needs right now | Michael Smerconish," 10 May 2018 And the issue of detainees is particularly thorny, given the security risks of holding seasoned jihadists and the women and children who lived with them in a war zone. — Ben Hubbard, New York Times, "Wives and Children of ISIS: Warehoused in Syria, Unwanted Back Home," 4 July 2018 Community war zones Research in the last 10 years shows that civilian trauma is most prevalent in homes with chronic economic uncertainty or communities with shrinking economies. — John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "With PTSD reaching well beyond combat vets, trauma experts see need for 'healing spaces'," 18 May 2018 The country’s slums became as dangerous as any war zone. — Hannah Dreier, Daily Intelligencer, "The Betrayal of Triste," 2 Apr. 2018 But there are millions of children living in war zones. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "A sociologist explains why we make spectacle out of trauma like the Thai cave boys," 11 July 2018 His platoon fought in the northernmost section of the war zone. — Jen Fifield, azcentral, "For Vietnam veteran, traveling memorial in Surprise brings memories he can't forget," 30 June 2018 In June 1965, an Air Force C-135 transport plane carrying Camp Pendleton Marines and a 12-man crew on their way to the war zone in Vietnam, crashed into a ridge shortly after taking off from the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "June 26, 1945: Air crash kills Camp Pendleton Marines," 26 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'war zone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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