wartime B2 Topic:Time Also spelled war-time US /ˈwɔː(ɹ)taɪm/ See IPA manual Freq #17206 Meanings 1 noun A period of time during which a war is being fought. Food was strictly rationed during wartime. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites peacetime Etymology AI details From war + time. Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wartime **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈwɔː(ɹ)taɪm/ **Frequency rank:** 17206 ## Meanings 1. A period of time during which a war is being fought. ## Examples - Food was strictly rationed during wartime. ## Antonyms - peacetime ## Etymology From war + time. ## AI Etymology Wartime is from war + time. In present-day use, it means a period of time during which a war is being fought. ## Topics - Time markdown