(DoD) In counterdrug operations, the area in or adjacent to the United States where smuggling concludes and domestic distribution begins (by air, an airstrip; by sea, an offload point on land, or transfer to small boats). See also transit zone.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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