Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dropzone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: drop-zone
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The location at which troops or supplies are dropped, usually by parachute.

Example Sentences

"[…] he and his men were dropped inaccurately and came down over a mile from their appointed dropzone."
"Hand-to-hand fighting ensued as Americans and Japanese struggled for possession of the AAF dropzones that supplied the Southern Force with rations […]"
"Dropzones east of the town were quickly ruled out because of the rugged high ground in between, ruining the element of surprise […]"

Etymology

From drop + zone.

Inflected Forms

dropzones (plural) drop zone (alternative)

Questions

What does dropzone mean?: The location at which troops or supplies are dropped, usually by parachute.
Where does dropzone come from?: From drop + zone.

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