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Definition of Drop zone
1. Noun. An agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops.
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Zone
Definition of Drop zone
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of dropzone) ¹
2. Noun. relegation zone ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drop Zone
Literary usage of Drop zone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"On any night between Wednesday, Apr 9, and Friday, Apr 11 these supplies should
be dropped by the C-123 in the vicinity of [drop zone inside Nicaragua]. ..."
2. Airlift Doctrine by Charles Edward Miller (1988)
"Ten percent landed on their drop zone, between 25 and 30 percent landed within
a mile, and between 15 and 20 percent were from one to two miles away. ..."
3. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"See also challenge; countersign; reply. pathfinder aircraft—(NATO) An aircraft
with a specially trained crew carrying drop zone/ landing zone marking teams, ..."
4. SAS(R) 9.1.3 ETL Studio:: User's Guide by SAS Publishing, SAS Institute (2004)
"Prompt—Specifies the text that you want displayed in the input drop zone. When you
are finished defining options for your transformation, ..."
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