COMBAT ZONE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A military area where combat forces operate

Synonyms:

combat area; combat zone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("combat zone" is a kind of...):

zone (an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "combat zone"):

war zone (a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especially a designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war))

bridgehead; foothold (an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies)

Holonyms ("combat zone" is a part of...):

field; field of operations; theater; theater of operations; theatre; theatre of operations (a region in which active military operations are in progress)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A city district known for its vice and high crime rate

Synonyms:

combat zone; tenderloin