kill zone


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Noun1.kill zone - an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities
zone - an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
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That mindset is a tremendous asset in the field, because it keeps you in the kill zone not only when you make a good shot, but even when you make a "bad" one.
However, the already tense situation is made even more complicated when a young girl enters the kill zone, sparking an international dispute over the moral and political implications of modern warfare.
The closest archer to the designated "kill zone" on the prize zombie, Undead Fred, will win 50 percent of the pot
Many basketball coaches say, "Never end free throw practice with a miss." But whether I hit the kill zone or not, that first arrow often will be my only one of the day.
As Hinman warned in the Washington Post, "If you're caught by surprise in a kill zone, getting down is beneficial if the shooter is firing from a position level to yours.
The Laser Pro will dive 6 feet or more at 6 knots, bringing fish-attracting flash and triple-strengthened trebles into the kill zone. See www.halcotackle.com
How far from Earth would a supernova have to occur to trigger a mass extinction? In 2016, a team of researchers thought about the question and (http://www.ibtimes.com/nearby-supernovae-seeded-earths-oceanic-crusts-radioactive-iron-2349759) estimated that a supernova's "kill zone" would be roughly 30 light-years.
Consistent 1-inch groups at 100 yards are more than enough, and I picked 350 yards because that is the practical maximum point-blank range (sighted-in properly, you aim dead center and know the bullet will go into the kill zone on anything from a whitetail on up) for cartridges in the .270 Winchester class.
Hood's film begs uncomfortable questions about matters of life and death, when they can be distilled by a joystick thousands of miles from the intended kill zone.
With the precision of a drone missile, Hood's film begs uncomfortable questions about matters of life and death, when they can be distilled to the squeeze of a joystick trigger in an air-conditioned cubicle thousands of miles from the intended kill zone.
Fortunately they were well beyond the "kill zone" of 30 light years, within which a supernova could wipe out life on Earth.
A target has one or more paddles that sit inside a cutout circle called a kill zone. The paddle holds the target in the upright position, so it must be hit in order for the target to fall.