War Office

noun

1. the department of state responsible for the British Army, now part of the Ministry of Defence
2. the premises of this department in Whitehall, London

I am being forced by War Office questions to say rather more than I had intended about plans.

The War Office forget every now and then other things about the coastline above the Narrows.

A War Office extinguisher from under which only a few evil-smelling phrases escape.

Three days ago we asked the War Office to let us know the merits of the three new Divisions.

Sara Lee might have fought the War Office single-handed and won out, but it is extremely unlikely.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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