hostile territory

collocation in English

meaningsofhostileandterritory

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hostile
adjective
uk
/ˈhɒs.taɪl/us
/ˈhɑː.stəl/
unfriendly and not ...
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territory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈter.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈter.ə.tɔːr.i/
(an area of) land, or sometimes sea, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country ...
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(Definition ofhostileandterritoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To ask pilots to fly unarmed planes throughhostileterritoryis asking rather a lot.
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This performance will be used only overhostileterritoryor over deserted areas and the sea.
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They have carried out numerous effective raids on a large scale, penetrating far intohostileterritory.
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We need a base in friendly territory and not in ahostileterritory.
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In any case, of what use is a base in hostile or potentiallyhostileterritorythese days?
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Such authorities seem to produce policies that make their municipalitieshostileterritoryfor the private sector and small business men.
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We are now living in a small enclave, so far as the administration is concerned, in ahostileterritory.
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Two landing platform docks are essential if we are to maintain our capacity to operate away from home waters and to maintain a force ashore inhostileterritoryover time.
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First of all, it is no use holding on to a base inhostileterritory, because it would be of no use to us.
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The city was located inhostileterritorysurrounded by inhospitable tribes, and had a turbulent history.
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Iceberg spends the next three months moving throughhostileterritorywith the group.
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After the ceasefire, the unit found itself inhostileterritory.
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To advance past ahostileterritory, the player must defeat all the enemies in that territory.
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The city was inhostileterritoryand was surrounded by inhospitable tribes.
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Yuan's army had to withdraw in confusion as they were inhostileterritory.
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Rescued by local villagers, he was given shelter and secretly transported out ofhostileterritory.
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Sagundai volunteered to carry the message through some 2,200 kilometres ofhostileterritory.
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Officials were aware of the risk of the small number of colonists inhostileterritory.
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A player can raid in both friendly andhostileterritory, although raiding one's own regions is detrimental to public happiness.
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