combat area

Other forms: combat areas

Definitions of combat area

1. noun

   a military area where combat forces operate
   synonyms: combat zone

   types:

   war zone

   a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especially a designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war)

   bridgehead, foothold

   an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies

   airhead

   a bridgehead seized by airborne troops

   beachhead

   a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation

   type of:

   zone

   an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic