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.

• 🇪🇸Término militar o táctico que designa una zona donde las fuerzas enemigas están expuestas y son vulnerables a fuego concentrado, o, en un sentido más general, un área peligrosa con alta probabilidad de ser atacado o muerto.

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.

   🇪🇸zona de aniquilación

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.

   🇪🇸zona de eliminación

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.

   🇪🇸Zona de peligro