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free-fire zone [2 records]

Record 1 2019-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
DEF

An area in which a soldier or weapon system (e.g., tank, artillery) does not need to receive prior clearance from a superior or local headquarters to fire at a target.

OBS

Such zones are typically established in known enemy territory, where anyone's presence is believed to be hostile.

OBS

weapons free zone; WFR free-fire area; FFA: designations officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel.

OBS

weapons free zone; WFZ; free-fire area; FFA: designations standardized by NATO.

OBS

weapons free zone; WFZ; free-fire area; FFA: designations officially approved by the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

Key term(s)
  • weapon free zone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
OBS

zone de tir libre; ZTL : désignations uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense et normalisées par l'OTAN.

OBS

zone de tir libre : désignation tirée du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Safety
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
OBS

In reference to Namibia; zones of one kilometre cleared along the 2,000 km. border with Angola with the forced removal of villages and homesteads, major defoliation of the area: those evicted from their homes and farms are resettled in protected villages under the control of the South African Defence Forces.

Key term(s)
  • free fire zone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité incendie
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad contra incendios
  • Vocabulario técnico y científico general
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