noun
an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities
• Syn: ↑killing zone
• Hypernyms: ↑zone
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(also killing zone) n.
1) the area of a military engagement with a high concentration of fatalities
2) the area of the human body where entry of a projectile would kill, esp. as indicated on a target for shooting practice
Useful english dictionary. 2012.