Drop Zone (Noun)
Meaning
An agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The airborne cargo planes would release their pallets of ammunition and medical supplies over the designated drop zone behind enemy lines.
- After navigating through treacherous terrain for hours, the ground troops finally reached the prearranged drop zone where they were resupplied with food, water, and radio equipment.
- Enemy fire forced the aircraft to adjust their flight plan, and the drop zone had to be relocated to a safer area to avoid casualties.
- The ground team signaled the transport plane to drop the cargo in a clearing just a few meters from the drop zone, ensuring a short and safe retrieval.
- Following the coordinates provided by mission control, the paratroopers at the drop zone quickly gathered up the equipment and continued on to their objective.