wartime

noun, often attributive

war·time | \ˈwȯr-ˌtīm

Definition of wartime

: a period during which a war is in progress rationing during wartime

Examples of wartime in a Sentence

Many goods were rationed during wartime.

Recent Examples on the Web

Even with mills churning non-stop during wartime, manufacturers had not yet perfected the art of smelting steel. — Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, "The Entire History of Steel," 9 July 2018 In a World Cup soccer stadium built on the Stalingrad battlefield, Russia remembered its wartime dead on Wednesday. — Washington Post, "Russia marks wartime victory at World Cup stadium," 9 May 2018 Its mssion was to train 30,000 merchant seamen for duty aboard vessels that, during wartime, delivered materiel to Allied forces. — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, "Earl P. Tuma, a former AT&T engineer who had second career as Orioles usher, dies," 19 May 2018 The bar was inspired by a former owner’s wartime experiences in Tunisia and was originally dubbed Club Morocco. — Shakirah Simley, Bon Appetit, "The Harlem of the West: What’s to Become of The Fillmore?," 6 June 2018 The problem is that Jedao doesn’t remember his wartime experience, and the soldiers under his command despise him for his prior, checkered history. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "The 13 enthralling science fiction and fantasy books you need to check out this June," 1 June 2018 Her father’s wartime experience sounds jolly by comparison. — Michael Lapointe, The Atlantic, "The Twisted Tale of the World’s Largest Pearl," 11 May 2018 This would allow Tokyo to claim the converted Izumo class ships could take on a variety of missions, including post-earthquake disaster relief, convoy escort in wartime, defensive anti-submarine warfare...and of course, flying jet fighters. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Japan’s Ships May Carry Fighter Jets, But Don’t Call Them Carriers," 29 May 2018 During wartime, for example, our comic superheroes humiliated Nazis. — Byron Mccauley, Cincinnati.com, "Byron McCauley: 'Black Panther': America needs this movie now more than ever," 30 Jan. 2018

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