kill zone
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kill zone
noun kill zones
- The area of engagement where an attack on the enemy is focused and which has the highest percentage of fatalities. You either kept distance or an obstacle between yourself and the engagement area, a buffer zone against the enemy's reaction from the kill zone.
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Such an area defined by drone warfare.
Near-synonyms: no man's land, no-man's land
Similar: no man's land, no-man's land
- A position where someone is facing a deadly attack. He was parked on the zigzag road just to the east of the kindergarten street, facing the kill zone, the three-man assault team in position, but the plan was now going to shit. He had picked the zigzag road as the perfect kill zone based on Pike's following Azzam and triggering the assault as the tea
- The area of the chest and abdomen where a bullet is most likely to kill its target. On your first two tries you got maybe one shot in the kill zone, the rest were too low.
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noun (military) the area of engagement where an attack on the enemy is focused and which has the highest percentage of fatalities
| 한국어 | 살상지대 salsangjidae |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | キルゾーン kiru zōn |
| Français | zone de mise à mort |
| Deutsch | Killzone, Tötungszone |
| Русский | зо́на пораже́ния zóna poražénija, килл-зо́на kill-zóna |
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title = {kill zone},
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