war surplus
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of war surplus
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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One of the war surplus weapons that entered the United States by the millions in the decade before the Gun Control Act of 1968 would prohibit the practice was Oswald’s Carcano.
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2023
In the autumn of 1949, Bridoux was in Washington to take possession of a war surplus P-38 Lightning destined for the Bolivian air force.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2021
She started working as a secretary in a war surplus company in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2019
Cleveland never received any war surplus but has bought one armored vehicle and personal protective equipment for officers, a police spokeswoman said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 12, 2016
One of their $800,000 electronic devices for their oil explorations turned out to be a $4.00 piece of war surplus junk.
From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.
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