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

After serving in a war zone, Corcorcan’s mind shifted. —Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025

The event forces her to reflect her work with a humanitarian project located in a war zone. —Maité Hernández-Lorenzo Artburst Miami, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025

Tech designed for improving public dialogue is possible – and can even work in the middle of a war zone. —Lisa Schirch, The Conversation, 7 July 2025

June 13 marked the start of a 12-day war between the two countries and a sudden scramble against time for the organizers of the trip, Birthright Israel and Birthright Israel Onward, to evacuate students from the sudden war zone. —Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 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