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

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, for his part, has urged the U.S. to demand the release of thousands of Ukrainian children that Russian forces have abducted from the war zone. —Simon Shuster, Time, 16 Aug. 2025

The result: Gazans would often have to walk for hours through a war zone to get food from the sites. —Samuel Granados, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025

Currently, more children are living in conflict and war zones than at any point in the past two decades. —Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025

However, not making sure that essential resources are delivered to a population trapped in a war zone goes against Jewish values of humanitarianism and undermines Israel’s standing in the world. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for war zone

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