impact zone
Where it lands
The impact zone is where something strikes a surface or where force is concentrated.
In surfing, it's the area where waves break most powerfully—dangerous for swimmers, challenging for surfers: Stay out of the impact zone until you know what you're doing.
Military and emergency contexts use it for areas affected by explosions, crashes, or natural disasters.
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- blastSudden forceful burst
- blast radiusArea affected by explosion
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- direct hitStrike exactly on target
landing · strike · ground zero · splash · debris · shockwave · target · beach · surf · crash · explosion · epicenter · touchdown · footprint · ground level · destruction · force · entry
- danger zoneshostile territory, minefield, blast radius, nuclear fallout, contaminated area
- 9/11World Trade Center, Twin Towers, Ground Zero, September 11, Pentagon
- auto bodybody filler, bodywork, collision repair, dent repair, dent removal
- Crash InvestigationsNTSB, crash investigation, crash site, crash scene, black box
- crash siteswreckage, debris, emergency services, first responders, ambulance
- disaster siteground zero, debris, rubble, wreckage, destruction
impact zonesafe zone
Protected area from threats
safety zone · protected area · buffer zone · shelter · exclusion zone
impact zoneorigin point
launch site · point of departure · source · firing position · staging area
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