combat zone

Other forms: combat zones

Definitions of combat zone

1. noun

   a military area where combat forces operate
   synonyms: combat area

   types:

   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

   airhead

   a bridgehead seized by airborne troops

   beachhead

   a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation

   type of:

   zone

   an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
2. noun

   a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
   synonyms: tenderloin

   type of:

   city district

   a district of a town or city