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    COMBAT ZONE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A military area where combat forces operateplay

    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 rateplay

    Synonyms:

    combat zone; tenderloin

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

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

    city district (a district of a town or city)

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