noncombat

American  

[non-kom-bat] / nɒnˈkɒm bæt /

adjective

1. not including, entailing, or requiring combat.

   noncombat duty.

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Etymology

Origin of noncombat

First recorded in 1940–45; non- + combat

Example Sentences

The service will also look to leverage foreign shipbuilders such as Korea’s Hanwha, which took over the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 2024, to build noncombat ships and warship components, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Brigades advertise many noncombat roles, such as a cook for military intelligence and a digital designer in an assault brigade, and have also promised good equipment and better training than conscripts receive.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2024

Army soldier stationed in Hawaii received the military’s highest noncombat award for heroism Wednesday after he saved a woman from being beaten by a man last year in Wahiawa.

From Washington Times • Jul. 20, 2023

It is in part a nod to the military’s pivotal noncombat role, and indicates that warfighters are often unintended diplomats and ambassadors for their nation’s policy.

From Slate • May 5, 2023

Aircraft in 1970 included sixty to seventy fighters and fighter-bombers and about the same number of transports, trainers, and miscellaneous noncombat types.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane