home front

noun

: the sphere of civilian activity in war

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The drama about a Turkish college professor facing major upheavals on two home fronts bowed at Sundance and stars Ekin Koc, Erkan Kolçak Kostendil, Hazar Erguclu and Ercan Kesal. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2025 The tech giant has been under fire on the smart home front for the past few months, with services throwing up a barrage of issues and no new hardware in years. Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 The United States has fallen behind, failing to secure a vast digital home front—and the physical assets that depend on it. Anne Neuberger, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2025 The Syrian escalations take place as Assad’s allies Russia and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been increasingly distracted by battle on their own home fronts, engaging Ukraine and Israel, respectively. Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for home front

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of home front was in 1917

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“Home front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20front. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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