safe area

noun

1. an area near a combat zone that is maintained as being free from military attack.

Example Sentences

The team helped move the remnants of the battery-powered GoCars to a safe area of the parking lot so they could be properly removed by a hazardous materials contractor, said Battalion Chief Robert Rezende, an expert in lithium-ion battery fires and the region’s first alternative-energy emergency response coordinator.

From Los Angeles Times

They told me, “We never thought that this would be a targeted area. We’ve always thought of this as a safe area.”

From Slate

Mr Calvert said the health board had explained its findings to the family and had not been asked by the coroner to do further investigation, adding improvement measures were being put in place and the children's emergency department "remains a safe area, with access restricted only to staff concerned with the treatment of patients in that area".

From BBC

A burning oil tanker that was attacked by Yemen’s Houthi movement has been towed to a safe area in the Red Sea without any spill, an EU naval mission says.

From BBC

As always, ensuring a clean, inviting and safe area is essential.

From Seattle Times