"death zone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: death zones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} death zone (plural death zones)
  1. (climbing) Land at sufficiently high altitudes that there is not enough oxygen to sustain human life. Wikipedia link: death zone Categories (topical): Climbing Synonyms: lethal zone, Death Zone Related terms: Armstrong line, dead zone, Kármán line, kill zone Translations (zone): kuolemanvyöhyke (Finnish), Todeszone [feminine] (German), strefa śmierci (note: not idiomatic) [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-death_zone-en-noun-jl9Oi6-d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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