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drop zone

The area into which soldiers or supplies are parachuted from an aircraft.

A specific area upon which airborne troops, equipment, or supplies are airdropped. Also called DZ.

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drop zone - an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops

dropping zone

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

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drop zone

n (for supplies) → Abwurfgebiet nt; (for parachutists) → Absprunggebiet nt

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drop zone (redirected from Parachute Drop Zone)

drop zone
(redirected from Parachute Drop Zone)