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war·time (wôr′tīm′)

noun

a time of war

adjective

of or characteristic of such a time

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wartime Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: A special tea was served including some wartime treats including tinned ham sandwiches.

Preposition: in

  • village: A5 size softback book with 96 pages about wartime in the villages of Keynsham, near Bristol and Sturry, near Canterbury.

Adjective modifier

  • light: Currently a civil airfield and light aircraft/helicopter wartime forward operating base.

Modifies a noun

  • airfield: The Café is housed in a fascinating modernist building, which was formerly a control tower for our wartime airfield.

Noun used with modifier

  • aircraft/helicopter: Currently a civil airfield and light aircraft/helicopter wartime forward operating base.
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Too many†pass judgement on wartime decisions in the luxury of a peacetime environment.

-Truman, Harry S

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