war zone en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A region where war is ongoing.
He also thought nothing of laying down a railway in a war zone. For example, he was one of those behind the Grand Crimean Central Railway, built during the Crimean War [...].
2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chester (1848)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 57:
- A region where structures are damaged or in disarray, appearing similar to the effects of a military conflict.
- (broadly, figuratively) Any area with a significant display of damage or disarray.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| war zones | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| warzone | alternative | lexicographic | |
| war-zone | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (33)
fr théâtre d'opération (region of ongoing war) · vi vùng chiến sự (region of ongoing war) · ja 交戦地帯 (region of ongoing war) · de Kriegsgebiet (region of ongoing war) · pl strefa wojenna (region of ongoing war) · da kampzone (region of ongoing war) · es zona pugnaz (region of ongoing war) · uk зо́на бойови́х дій (region of ongoing war) · cmn 戰區 /战区 (region of ongoing war) · ko 교전 지역 (region of ongoing war) · es zona bélica (region of ongoing war) · vi chiến trường (region of ongoing war) · es zona guerrera (region of ongoing war) · it zona di guerra (region of ongoing war) · km តំបន់សង្គ្រាម (region of ongoing war) · pt zona de guerra (region of ongoing war) · es zona belicosa (region of ongoing war) · ja 戦域 (region of ongoing war) · sv krigszon (region of ongoing war) · es zona de guerra (region of ongoing war) · fi sotatoimialue (region of ongoing war) · pl strefa wojny (region of ongoing war) · be зо́на вайско́вых дзе́янняў (region of ongoing war) · uk зо́на військови́х дій (region of ongoing war) · ro zonă de război (region of ongoing war) · ru зо́на боевы́х де́йствий (region of ongoing war) · nl oorlogsgebied (region of ongoing war) · da krigszone (region of ongoing war) · fr zone de guerre (region of ongoing war) · mi kauhanga riri (region of ongoing war) · be зо́на баявы́х дзе́янняў (region of ongoing war) · my ပဋိပက္ခဒေသ (region of ongoing war) · ru зо́на вое́нных де́йствий (region of ongoing war)