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Definition of Killing zone
1. Noun. An area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Killing Zone
Literary usage of Killing zone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Seven Firefights in Vietnam by John A. Cash (1985)
"(Map 5} In the classic manner of Viet Cong ambush forces, heavy weapons marked
both ends of the killing zone. A 75-mm. recoilless rifle, positioned less ..."
2. The Journal of Medical Research by American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists (1908)
"He found that after the first inoculation the " killing zone " might rise rather
higher than with the normal serum, but with succeeding inoculations a ..."
3. Guns, Ammunition, and Tackle by Albert William Money, Horace Kephart, W. E. Carlin, Abraham Lincoln Artman Himmelwright, John Harrington Keene (1904)
"I will assume that the rifleman wishes his gun sighted so that he can decapitate
a squirrel or grouse at 50 to 100 feet, and yet get as wide a killing zone ..."
4. Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan by Lester W. Grau, Voennai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ imeni M.V. Frunze (1996)
"Conversely, when your force is caught in a killing zone, the best immediate action
is to assault into the teeth of the ambush rather than passively ..."
5. Camp Kits and Camp Life by Charles Stedman Hanks (1906)
"This killing zone of the bullet is called "the natural point blank" of the rifle,
or the natural line of sight. When black powder is used this natural point ..."
6. The American Rifle: A Treatise, a Text Book, and a Book of Practical by Townsend Whelen (1918)
"For open country, where long shots are the rule, the rifle may then be sighted
for an extreme rise of 4 inches above the line of aim, and the killing zone ..."
7. Seven Days of the Scepter by J T Watz (2007)
"The killing zone she had created for the maintenance staff positioned strategically
in the hangar and the driver of the second vehicle was wide enough for ..."
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