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wartimewar‧time /ˈwɔːtaɪm $ ˈwɔːr-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]   - I longed for a bar of chocolate, but this was wartime, and such luxuries were not available.
- the importance of secrecy in wartime
- A swift wartime courtship, a deep passionate love of a few weeks, then marriage, separation and death.
- It was only a small gathering in a studio, but in wartime those were great occasions.
- Men shot themselves in the foot, like in wartime.
- Military technology changes dramatically in wartime, in response to experience on the battlefield.
- Several wartime reconstruction working parties in the Ministry had outlined plans for reorganisation very similar to those adopted by the Labour Government.
- The division of responsibility was based upon past historical connections and more recent wartime involvement with particular areas of concern.
during a war► wartime during or relating to the time when there is a war: · He died on a wartime bombing mission.· My grandmother's wartime experiences were still fresh in her memory.· She grew up in Africa, far away from the hardships of wartime Europe.· wartime President, Franklin D. Roosevelt ► wartime the time when there is a war: · I longed for a bar of chocolate, but this was wartime, and such luxuries were not available.in wartime: · the importance of secrecy in wartime ► in the war during the particular war that you are talking about: · What did your father do in the war?· Three of his brothers were killed in the First World War. ► in action: be killed/wounded in action to be killed or injured while fighting in a battle during a war - used especially in official military statements: · a memorial to the thousands of soldiers killed in action NOUN► ally· There was some degree of goodwill toward the Soviet Union as a wartime ally.· The wartime allies had distinguished Berlin as a special zone of occupation, divided into four sectors. ► experience· His parents blame the effects of his wartime experience.· Although I was unable to talk about my wartime experiences, stories of others helped me immensely.· His parents say he's still affected by his wartime experience.· Lina has talked of his wartime experiences, and yes, he was reported missing.· Despite the problems revealed by wartime experience, gasifiers have tantalised researchers since the early 1970s. the period of time when a country is fighting a war OPP peacetimein/during wartime Even in wartime some people held concerts.—wartime adjective [only before noun]: the hardships of wartime Britain his wartime experiences |