victory garden

American  

Or Victory garden

noun

1. a vegetable garden, especially a home garden, cultivated to increase food production during a war or period of shortages.

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Etymology

Origin of victory garden

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Molly McIntire planted a victory garden and collected scrap metal as she waited out World War II.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2022

“So as a start, I suggest maybe you reduce your lawn and have a native plant victory garden, where the food is not for you, but for the wild animals who live here.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2022

Mark Cusimano, the founder of one such company, The Martian Garden, says cultivating a red planet victory garden using Saddleback’s soil is his hobby.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021

Spangler and Clayton agreed maintaining their victory garden is a time commitment, but it can bring people together to rally around a cause that’s desperate for solutions.

From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2020

One solution to the food scarcity, or shortage, was a victory garden, also called a war garden.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012