Definition of Kill zone

1. Noun. An area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities.

Exact synonyms: Killing Zone
Generic synonyms: Zone

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kill Zone

kill-joy
kill-joys
kill file
kill files
kill off
kill oneself
kill screen
kill screens
kill switch
kill the fatted calf
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
kill the messenger
kill the rabbit
kill time
kill two birds with one stone
kill zone (current term)
killable
killadar
killadars
killalaite
killas
killases
killbot
killbots
killcow
killcows
killcrop
killcrops
killdee
killdeer

Literary usage of Kill zone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by University of the State of New York (1902)
"... however, reported to be associated with forms which are characteristic of the next higher Beep kill zone, while the species, associated here with D. ..."

2. Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan by Lester W. Grau, Voennai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ imeni M.V. Frunze (1996)
"The truck column began to drive out of the kill zone while the enemy was rattled by the return fire. The company commander radioed for air support and 30 ..."

3. Firepower in Limited War by Robert H. Scales, Jr. (1990)
"The siege lasted ten days and resulted in a bloody battle in which nine Soviet tanks were destroyed.135 Lighter forces preferred the "kill zone" tactic. ..."

4. Scenes from an Unfinished War: Low-Intensity Conflict in Korea, 1966-1969 by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Just past the sand strip lay a 120- meter-wide kill zone cleared with plows, chain saws, axes, and chemical defoliants. In that area, mines and tanglefoot ..."

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