target area
Where missiles land
Target area is a zone designated for a specific purpose, especially one selected for military attack or scientific study.
Bombers aim for a target area; researchers define a target area for data collection.
The phrase extends to any region of focused attention: The target area for the new marketing campaign is suburban families.
- bullseyeExact center target
- dead centerPrecise middle point
- crosshairsIntersecting sighting lines
- zoneBounded area designation
- destinationIntended arrival point
objective · strike · air strike · aim · focus · scope · kill zone · precision · military · bombing · radius · perimeter · drop zone · coordinates · landing · impact · region · sector
- fencingsabre, foil, epee, parry, riposte
- Artillery Rangesfiring range, firing ranges, impact zone, firing point, firing line
- Mining Explorationprospecting, drilling, core samples, surveys, assays
- pointspoint, points, peak, peaks, tip
target areasafe zone
Protected area from threats
protected area · exclusion zone · sanctuary · demilitarized zone · buffer zone
target arealaunch site
Rocket departure facility
point of origin · firing position · staging area · launching pad · base of operations