peacetime

[pees-tahym]

noun

1. a time times or period of peace.

   a large navy even in peacetime.

adjective

1. of or for such a period.

   peacetime uses of atomic energy.

peacetime

/ ˈpiːsˌtaɪm /

noun

1. 1. a period without war; time of peace

   2. ( as modifier )

      a peacetime agreement

Word History and Origins

Origin of peacetime¹

First recorded in 1545–55; peace + time

Example Sentences

Several small businesses sued and described the tariffs as “the largest peacetime tax increase in American history.”

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The immigration raids in Los Angeles over the last two weeks have captured the world’s attention — for the protests, the sporadic violence, the peacetime deployment of the National Guard and U.S.

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Ms Logan was the second female firefighter to die on duty in peacetime, after Fleur Lombard, 21, died in Bristol in 1996.

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The crash on 2 June 1994 remains one of the RAF's worst peacetime losses of life.

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And then, just like the wartime industries of L.A., the peacetime ports swiveled to more commercial operations.

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