open city (English, noun)
expansion: open city (plural open cities)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
qualifier: international law
glosses: A city which has announced (during wartime) that it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of its imminent capture.
qualifier: dictatorships
glosses: A city that (during peacetime) is not heavily restricted regarding ingress and egress because it does not contain militarily sensitive facilities or extensive defense industrial plant.
Forms:
form: open cities
tags: plural