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war·time

 (wôr′tīm′)
n.
A period during which a war is in progress.
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wartime

(ˈwɔːˌtaɪm)
n
(Military)
a. a period or time of war
b. (as modifier): wartime conditions.
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war•time

(ˈwɔrˌtaɪm)

n.
1. a time or period of war.
adj.
2. characteristic of or occurring during war.
[1350–1400]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.wartime - a period of time during which there is armed conflictwartime - a period of time during which there is armed conflict
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
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Translations
زَمَن الحَرْب
krigstidkrigstids-
háborús
stríîstími
čas vojny
vojni čas
savaş zamanı

wartime

[ˈwɔːtaɪm]
A. Ntiempo m de guerra
in wartimeen tiempos de guerra
B. CPD [regulations, rationing] → de guerra
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

wartime

[ˈwɔːrtaɪm]
n
in wartime → en temps de guerre
modif [conditions, rationing] → de la guerre
his wartime experiences in France → les expériences de la guerre qu'il a eues en Francewar-torn [ˈwɔːrtɔːrn] adjdéchiré(e) par la guerrewar-weary [ˌwɔːrˈwɪəri] adjlas de la guerre(lasse)war widow nveuve f de guerre
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

wartime

nKriegszeit f; in wartimein Kriegszeiten
adjKriegs-; wartime atrocitiesKriegsgräuel pl; in wartime Englandin England im Krieg or während des Krieges; wartime regulations/rationing etcVorschriften pl/Rationierungen pletc in Kriegszeiten, Kriegsvorschriften pl/-rationierungen pletc
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

wartime

[ˈwɔːˌtaɪm]
1. n in wartimein tempo di guerra
2. adj (regulations, rationing) → di guerra
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

war

(woː) noun
(an) armed struggle, especially between nations. Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; (also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.
verbpast tense, past participle warred
to fight. The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.
ˈwarlike adjective
(negative unwarlike) fond of, or likely to begin, war. a warlike nation.
ˈwarrior (ˈwo-) noun
a soldier or skilled fighting man, especially in primitive societies. The chief of the tribe called his warriors together; (also adjective) a warrior prince.
war correspondent
a newspaper reporter who writes articles on a war especially from the scene of fighting.
ˈwar-cryplural ˈwar-cries noun
a shout used in battle as an encouragement to the soldiers. `For king and country' was the war-cry of the troops as they faced the enemy.
ˈwar-dance noun
a dance performed by the people of some primitive societies before going to war.
ˈwarfare noun
fighting, as in a war. He refused to fight, because he has religious objections to warfare.
ˈwarhead noun
the explosive section of a missile, torpedo etc. nuclear warheads.
ˈwarhorse noun
a horse used in battle.
ˈwarlord noun
a very powerful military leader.
ˈwarmonger noun
a person who encourages war(s), often for personal reasons.
ˈwarpaint noun
paint applied to the face etc by the people of some primitive societies before going into battle.
ˈwarship noun
a ship used in war or defence.
ˈwartime noun
the time during which a country, a people etc is at war. There is a great deal of hardship and misery in wartime; (also adjective) a wartime economy.
war of nerves
a war, contest etc in which each side tries to win by making the other nervous, eg by bluff, rather than by actually fighting. That game of chess was a war of nerves.
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