killing zone meaning

Noun: killing zone

1. An area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities
   - kill zone

Derived forms: killing zones

Type of: zone

[Defence]
An area in which a commander plans to force the enemy to concentrate so as to be destroyed with conventional weapons or the tactical employment of nuclear weapons.

• killing:    Noun: killing  ...
• in a zone:    [American slang]ad ...
• in the zone:     (informal) & ...

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1. The agency originally proposed expanding the killing zone to 33 states.
2. Karni is now identified in both populations as a killing zone.
3. The mine is detonated as the enemy personnel approaches the killing zone.
4. That area has been called a " killing zone ".
5. The field of fire or killing zone extended for approximately.