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KILL ZONE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-07-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Tactics
- Land Forces
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kill zone
1, record 1, English, kill%20zone
correct, noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- KZ 1, record 1, English, KZ
correct, noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- engagement area 2, record 1, English, engagement%20area
correct, noun, officially approved
- EA 2, record 1, English, EA
correct, noun, officially approved
- EA 2, record 1, English, EA
- killing zone 3, record 1, English, killing%20zone
noun
- KZ 3, record 1, English, KZ
noun
- KZ 3, record 1, English, KZ
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An area in which an enemy is forced to concentrate by the use of obstacles and one's own actions to create the most advantageous conditions for the enemy's destruction. 2, record 1, English, - kill%20zone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
kill zone; KZ; engagement area; EA: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel. 4, record 1, English, - kill%20zone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
kill zone; KZ: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 4, record 1, English, - kill%20zone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tactique militaire
- Forces terrestres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone d'abattage
1, record 1, French, zone%20d%27abattage
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ZA 1, record 1, French, ZA
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- zone d'engagement 2, record 1, French, zone%20d%27engagement
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- ZE 2, record 1, French, ZE
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- ZE 2, record 1, French, ZE
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone vers laquelle on force un ennemi à converger au moyen d'obstacles ou de ses propres actions pour créer les conditions favorables à la destruction de l'ennemi. 2, record 1, French, - zone%20d%27abattage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
zone d'abattage; ZA; zone d'engagement; ZE : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre. 3, record 1, French, - zone%20d%27abattage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
zone d'abattage; ZA : désignations uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre et par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 3, record 1, French, - zone%20d%27abattage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-03-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Plant Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- biological kill zone
1, record 2, English, biological%20kill%20zone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... sulphide oxidation zones may also be outlined as biological "kill zones" where the overlying soils are incapable of supporting the vegetation typical of that climate. 1, record 2, English, - biological%20kill%20zone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Biologie végétale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- zone de létalité biologique
1, record 2, French, zone%20de%20l%C3%A9talit%C3%A9%20biologique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les zones d'oxydation de sulfures peuvent aussi correspondre à des zones de «létalité biologique» là où les sols sus-jacents ne permettent pas à la végétation typique de ce climat de subsister. 1, record 2, French, - zone%20de%20l%C3%A9talit%C3%A9%20biologique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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