home front

¹ American  

noun

1. the civilian sector of a nation at war when its armed forces are in combat abroad.

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home front ² American  

[hohm fruhnt] / ˈhoʊm ˌfrʌnt /

noun

1. the civilian population of a country at war and the activities of this population.

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Other Word Forms

• home-front
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of home front

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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home front

Their mission is to make sure that fighting never hits the home front, he said—and that can require long and stressful deployments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

But on the home front, the score card has been more mixed as his plans for boosting Europe's biggest economy were slowed by Trump's tariff blitz and other hurdles.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

Not for us on the home front, where we watched them in six-minute segments on CNN and the evening news that aired between commercials for credit cards.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025

Betty Reid Soskin, who rose to national prominence as the National Park Service’s oldest ranger and shared her experiences of racial segregation working on the World War II home front, has died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

Her letters also kept her family up-to-date about what was happening on the home front.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield