kill zone

A military or tactical term referring to an area where enemy forces are exposed and vulnerable to concentrated fire, or more generally, a dangerous area where one is likely to be attacked or killed.

• 🌐مصطلح عسكري أو تكتيكي يشير إلى منطقة يكون فيها قوات العدو مكشوفة وعرضة لنيران كثيفة، أو بمعنى أعم منطقة خطرة يحتمل فيها التعرض للهجوم أو القتل.

1. Area of lethal fire C1 formal

   A designated area where enemy forces are expected to be engaged and destroyed by concentrated firepower.

   • The soldiers set up an ambush in the kill zone.
   • The enemy patrol entered the kill zone and was neutralized.
   • Artillery was used to saturate the kill zone.

   🌐منطقة القتل

2. Scoring area in paintball or airsoft B2 slang

   The area of a playing field where players are most likely to be eliminated or where the objective is located.

   • He ran into the kill zone and was immediately hit.
   • The team defended the kill zone to prevent the other team from scoring.
   • Stay out of the kill zone if you want to survive the round.

   🌐منطقة القتل

3. Dangerous or high-risk area B2 informal

   A place or situation where there is a high risk of harm, failure, or loss.

   • The stock market can be a kill zone for inexperienced investors.
   • The intersection is a kill zone for pedestrians due to reckless drivers.
   • Entering the negotiation without a plan is like walking into a kill zone.

   🌐منطقة الخطر