combat zone

1. An area where military combat is taking place.

2. An area in a city characterized by economic depression and criminal activity: "a combat zone rife with condemned buildings used by drunks, addicts, and prostitutes" (Edwin Chen).

1. That area required by combat forces for the conduct of operations.
2. The territory forward of the Army rear area boundary. See also combat area; communications zone.

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Noun	1.	combat zone - a city district known for its vice and high crime rate tenderloin city district - a district of a town or city
	2.	combat zone - a military area where combat forces operate combat area armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" zone - an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic field of operations, theater of operations, theatre of operations, theatre, theater, field - a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years" 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; "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar"

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airmobile
airspace control
airspace control facility
airspace control procedures
Army service area
battlefield
bridgehead
city district
combat air patrol
combat airspace control
combat area
communications zone
field hospital
field of operations
foothold
forward aeromedical evacuation
free-fire zone
in-place force
minimum-risk route

That echoed comments from experts at a conference held in New York in May, who said excessive drinking was a huge problem among US military personnel, even in combat zones in Muslim countries, where alcohol is banned.

Alcohol abuse on rise among US soldiers: reports by AFP / AFP Global Edition

Military medical authorities also advise that troops slated for deployment to combat zones should cease taking aspirin at least 10 days before departure, Dr.

Officials discourage aspirin use in combat zones by Gilmore, Gerry J. / Citizen Airman

I also want to see the people in the camps, to visit UN staff being held there, and to review how the sudden outflow of so many people from the combat zone is being managed.

UN's Holmes in Sri Lanka for crisis talks by AFP / AFP Asian Edition

combat ready aircraft

combat search and rescue

combat search and rescue mission coordinator

combat search and rescue task force