battle zone
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbattleandzone
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battle
noun[C]
uk/ˈbæt.əl/us/ˈbæt̬.əl/
a fight between ...
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zone
noun[C]
uk/zəʊn/us/zoʊn/
an area, especially one that is different from the areas around it because it has different characteristics or is used for ...
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(Definition ofbattleandzonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is just abattlezoneevery day.
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You cannot keep your reserves in thebattlezoneas some people seem to think.
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To carry out that order meant their appearance in thebattlezone.
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Thebattlezonecovers the whole territories of the nations at war.
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Even in thebattlezoneit was impossible to prevent enemy aeroplanes coming over our lines.
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Thebattlezoneto-day is not confined to the areas in which the contending armies are at grips.
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From those aerodromes aircraft and supplies could roll forward continually to sustain the battle in thebattlezone.
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Is it acting against advice by heading into the dangerousbattlezonein which it now finds itself?
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When destroyed, only one side leaves thebattlezone.
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I should have thought that it was very reasonable and proper for the field marshal to wear his uniform when going into thebattlezone.
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Bombardment by artillery on land will exclude objectives which have no strictly defined military importance, in particular large urban areas situated outside thebattlezone.
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In that event a withdrawal was to be made to thebattlezoneor main line of resistance a short distance in the rear.
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We know that on part of that front our outpost troops, where the line was very lightly held, have with drawn to thebattlezone.
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Between the beach and crates would be abattlezonemarked off by four flags.
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Farming communities between the coast and the hills became the primarybattlezone.
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Creatures are summoned into thebattlezoneby paying their mana cost.
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In the sub-alpine area above 1050 metres is thebattlezoneof the spruce tree.
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It would have to be taken to thebattlezonepossibly by rail and only used for special purposes, the opportunities for which may be fleeting.
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Ito then straps land mines to himself and walks toward thebattlezone, intending to throw himself under a tank.
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The fighting continued until 1600 hours when the wholebattlezonewas enveloped by a thick fog.
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We have heard talk about abattlezone, an intermediary zone and a peaceful zone, but that appears to me to be carrying things to the verge of the ridiculous.
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Delivering her passengers to safety, she continued her operations in thebattlezone, sweeping harbors and serving on patrol and escort duty.
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These aircraft were told to fly north and attack anything they could find, or else to circle outside thebattlezone, until it was safe to return.
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When a psychic creature completes a certain objective such as attacking and not getting blocked, or having a certain number of creatures in thebattlezone.
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Chalk carvings were also popular, with contemporary postcards showing carvings into the side of rocky outcrops around dug-outs etc., which again confirm their existence in thebattlezone.
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