Noun combat zone has 2 senses
  1. combat zone, tenderloin - a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
    --1 is a kind of city district
  2. combat zone, combat area - a military area where combat forces operate
    --2 is a kind of zone
    --2 is a part of
     field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations
    --2 has particulars: war zone; bridgehead, foothold
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