peacetime Definition
peace·time (pēs′tīm′)
noun
a time of freedom from war
adjective
of or characteristic of such a time
peacetime Usage Examples
Converse of object
stand: Together with Allies, we also have modified the readiness criteria for forces with a nuclear role and terminated standing peacetime nuclear contingency plans.
Adjective modifier
- bad: For Mr Blair is easily the worst peacetime Prime Minister of the past hundred years.
- big: The biggest peacetime logistical challenge the Army has ever faced.
Modifies a noun
- army: The country also had a peacetime army of conscripts which was boosted each year by an annual intake of new men.
- operation: Following World War I, coastal shipping slowly returned to normal peacetime operation.
- condition: Raw materials were in short supply and a return to peacetime conditions still a distant prospect.
- role: It is good to see this facility being used totally in a peacetime role.
- training: For USAFE's F-15E Strike Eagles which regularly fly at low level from RAF Lakenheath, 500 feet is their peacetime training limit.
- activity: Calling a peacetime activity " information warfare " may unnecessarily suggest the applicability of the laws of war or the appropriateness of defensive measures.
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