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Meaning of war zone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A region where war is ongoing.
  2. A region where structures are damaged or in disarray, appearing similar to the effects of a military conflict.
  3. Any area with a significant display of damage or disarray.
    broadly, figuratively

Equivalents

Deutsch Kriegsgebiet
Español zona bélica zona belicosa zona de guerra zona guerrera zona pugnaz
Suomi sotatoimialue
Français théâtre d'opération zone de guerre
Italiano zona di guerra
日本語 交戦地帯 戦域
ខ្មែរ តំបន់សង្គ្រាម
한국어 교전 지역
မြန်မာဘာသာ ပဋိပက္ခဒေသ
Nederlands oorlogsgebied
Português zona de guerra
Русский зо́на боевы́х де́йствий зо́на вое́нных де́йствий
Svenska krigsområde krigszon
Tiếng Việt chiến trường

Examples

“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 [...].”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

war-dialing war-hero war-horn war-king war-mask war-paint

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