war surplus
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of war surplus
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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By the end of the decade, Cummings was annually importing hundreds of thousands of war surplus weapons, Mausers and Carcanos chief among them, for sale on the U.S. consumer market.
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
As a young man he built a working television set from war surplus items and junk in the garage.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2017
He searched for a weight and found his emergency fishing kit, a war surplus item which he carried in case he might someday find himself at a good fishing spot without tackle.
From The Golden Skull by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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