wartime
Era of combat
Wartime is a period when a country or region is at war.
The word typically modifies nouns: wartime rationing, wartime propaganda, wartime economy.
It emphasizes conditions specific to armed conflict: Her grandfather rarely spoke of his wartime experiences.
The opposite is peacetime.
Limiting distribution during scarcity
- ration cardsPermits for limited goods
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- draftPreliminary version of text
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
victory garden · blackout curtains · civil defense · factory work · women workers · evacuation · shortages · canned goods
Combat engagement area
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- frontlineCombat's forward position
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
assault · invasion · siege · skirmish · clash · engagement · campaign · trenches
Sustained effort capacity
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
adaptation · ingenuity · solidarity · camaraderie · brotherhood · patriotism · sacrifice · courage
Those killed or wounded
- air raidAerial military attack
- bombingAttack with explosives
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- shell shockWar-induced psychological trauma
minefield · sniper · atrocity · collateral damage · chemical weapons · civilian deaths · destruction · devastation
Organized land-based military
- navyMaritime military force
- air forceMilitary aviation branch
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
soldiers · infantry · battalion · regiment · brigade · platoon · division · tactics
Formal union of parties
- alliesCooperative partners united together
- axisRotation reference line
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
cease-fire · surrender · neutrality · sanctions · negotiation · capitulation · disarmament · reparations
Covert information gatherer
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- code breakingSolving encrypted messages
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
double agent · cipher · Enigma · resistance · underground · informant · covert operations · intercepted messages
rationing
Limiting distribution during scarcity
- ration cardsPermits for limited goods
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- draftPreliminary version of text
conscription · victory garden · blackout curtains · civil defense · factory work · women workers · evacuation · shortages · canned goods · food stamps
battlefield
Combat engagement area
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- frontlineCombat's forward position
offensive · assault · invasion · siege · skirmish · clash · engagement · campaign · trenches · ambush
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
resourcefulness · adaptation · ingenuity · solidarity · camaraderie · brotherhood · patriotism · sacrifice · courage · determination
casualties
Those killed or wounded
shell shock · minefield · sniper · atrocity · collateral damage · chemical weapons · civilian deaths · destruction · devastation · trauma
army
Organized land-based military
troops · soldiers · infantry · battalion · regiment · brigade · platoon · division · tactics · strategy
alliance
Formal union of parties
- alliesCooperative partners united together
- axisRotation reference line
- treatyBinding pact between nations
armistice · cease-fire · surrender · neutrality · sanctions · negotiation · capitulation · disarmament · reparations · occupation
spy
Covert information gatherer
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- code breakingSolving encrypted messages
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
reconnaissance · double agent · cipher · Enigma · resistance · underground · informant · covert operations · intercepted messages · cryptography
- 1940sWWII, D-Day, Pearl Harbor, Normandy, VE Day
- presidentialpresidential, executive, inaugural, incumbent, elected
- temporal settingspast, present, future, ancient times, Renaissance
- time periodsday, year, month, week, hour
- poster stylesart deco, vintage, retro, propaganda, movie poster
- erasera, epoch, age, bronze age, period
wartimepeacetime
Absence of armed conflict
normalcy · tranquility · prosperity · belle époque · demilitarization
- wartime industryEconomy geared for combat