戦域
Meanings
1
theater of war; war area; battlefield
Military term for a geographical area where military operations are conducted; broader than a single battlefield.
Fierce fighting continued in the Pacific theater.
A new theater of war was opened.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉が戦域になるfor a place to become a theater of war
That region quickly became a theater of war.
- 戦域を拡大するto expand the theater of war
The military further expanded the theater of war.
- 戦域から撤退するto withdraw from the theater of war
The UN forces withdrew from the theater of war.