target area

/ˌtɑrgət ˌɛriə/
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Other forms: target areas

Definitions of target area
  1. noun
    the location of the target that is to be hit
    synonyms: target
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    types:
    ground zero
    the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)
    type of:
    place, spot, topographic point
    a point located with respect to surface features of some region
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