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war zone

noun

  1. (during wartime) a combat area in which the rights of neutrals are suspended, as such an area on the high seas, where ships flying a neutral flag are subject to attack.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of war zone1

First recorded in 1915–20
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The head of the NPB Dutch police union, Nine Kooiman, said police felt as if they were working "in a war zone".

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Any farther and neighborhoods are so completely wiped out they look like a war zone.

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“Some community members are questioning why this project, why a park if the surrounding community looks like a war zone and there’s so much need,” Barger wrote.

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Starlink's system is part of SpaceX's mission to provide high-speed internet to remote and underserved areas - like war zones - around the world.

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Alex divides his volunteers into four teams and sends them off with a warning: “We’re going into, basically, a war zone. It’s a very emotional situation. Be respectful.”

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