Killing Zone (Noun)
Meaning
An area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The military patrol entered the killing zone with caution, aware of the heavy casualties that had been inflicted on previous units.
- Rescue teams were dispatched to the killing zone to provide aid to the wounded and evacuate the dead.
- The aerial bombing campaign had turned the once-thriving city into a killing zone, leaving devastation and despair in its wake.
- After days of intense fighting, the soldiers were ordered to hold their position at the edge of the killing zone, ready to repel any further attacks.
- Forensic experts combed the killing zone, gathering evidence and piecing together the events of the massacre.