War Zone Definition

noun
An area in which military combat takes place.
American Heritage
An area at sea in which ships are prone to being attacked during a war.
American Heritage

A region where war is ongoing.

Wiktionary

A region where structures are damaged or in disarray, appearing similar to the effects of a military conflict.

Wiktionary
By extension, any area with a significant display of damage or disarray.
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Other Word Forms of War Zone

Noun

Singular:
war zone
Plural:
war-zones

Origin of War Zone

War Zone Sentence Examples

  • It looked like a war zone and smelled like a cesspool.

  • Damian wasn't sure how someone going from the second to first floor had managed to get bloody enough to look like she crawled through a war zone.

  • Our roads are a war zone - wartime rules should apply Which jobs can you do when you're blind drunk?

  • His first major film role came from fellow actor, Tim Roth, in Roth's 1999 directorial debut of The War Zone.

  • With names such as these, you'll be left wondering whether you're backpacking through a guerilla war-zone, rather than merely camping out in your neighbor's yard.

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