war surplus

noun

equipment, supplies, etc., originally used by or manufactured for the armed forces, but disposed of cheaply as surplus or obsolete: He made his fortune in war surplus.

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without interest or significance; dull; insipid.

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Words nearby war surplus

war powers, war production board, war risk insurance, war room, war story, war surplus, war whoop, war zone, war-horse, war-weary, war.

Origin of war surplus

First recorded in 1945–50