Wartime

//ˈwɔː(ɹ)taɪm// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A period during which a war is in progress in a particular place. attributive, countable, often, uncountable

    "But, she says, a wartime ban on recordings using shellac and vinyl kept the Walker version from being released."

  2. 2
    a period of time during which there is armed conflict wordnet

Synonyms

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all-out warappeal to armsarmed combatarmed conflictattackbattle

Example

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"Happening in wartime, this would amount to disaster."

Etymology

From war + time.

Related phrases

wartime footingwartime housein progress

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