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drop zone

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drop zone
n.
The area into which soldiers or supplies are parachuted from an aircraft.
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Noun1.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
A specific area upon which airborne troops, equipment, or supplies are airdropped. Also called DZ.
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The design provides greater manoeuvrability and allows parachutists an impressive capability to fly to their desired Drop Zone (DZ) and land with increased accuracy.
Precision parachute capabilities and their potential employment in ... by Ewing, Bruce / The Canadian Army Journal
Lack of communication facilities was one of the reasons why the German command did not have a clear idea of the situation in the drop zone during the first days of fighting for Crete.
Using airborne assaults and special operations (1939-1945 World War ... by Lisitskiy, P.I. / Military Thought
Concurrently in May, 1-321 FA conducted a two-gun airborne assault into Snow Ridge Drop Zone (DZ) at Fort Sill to kick-off the 212th FAB's joint close air support (JCAS) exercise Operation Joint Thunder with 155-mm fires from the DZ.
XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery by FA Journal
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