war work
English
Alternative forms
- war-work, warwork
Noun
war work (uncountable)
- Work for an organization other than the military that supports a country's war activities.
- 2012, M. Joannou, The History of British Women's Writing, 1920-1945, →ISBN:
- A more conventional idea of war work formed the basis of much women's documentary writing.
- 2013, James Riordan, When The Guns Fall Silent, →ISBN:
- Lots of girls are doing war work, making guns and ammo, driving trams and trains, nursing, that sort of thing.
- 2014, Gilda O'Neill, Bells Of Bow, →ISBN:
- Blanche had begged Ted Jenner to try and get him work in the docks, loading supplies or anything that Archie would consider proper, worthwhile warwork, but it was no use, there was nothing for him there.
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