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war zones

war zones is the plural of war zone.

Meaning of war zone

Noun

war zone (plural war zones)

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

Questions about war zones

What is war zones the plural of?
War zones is the plural of war zone.

Words near war zones in the dictionary

  1. war widows
  2. war work
  3. war worker
  4. war workers
  5. war zone
  6. war zones
  7. war-
  8. war-dial
  9. war-dialed
  10. war-dialing
  11. war-dialled

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