noun
a military area where combat forces operate
• Syn: ↑combat zone
• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
• Hypernyms: ↑zone
• Hyponyms: ↑war zone, ↑bridgehead, ↑foothold
• Part Holonyms: ↑field, ↑field of operations, ↑theater, ↑theater of operations, ↑theatre, ↑theatre of operations
Useful english dictionary. 2012.