war effort

noun

: all that is being done to win a war
He wanted to contribute in some way to the war effort.

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Still, the next year, he was rehired for the war effort, not for combat missions this time but other translation work. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 Ukraine aims to cut Moscow’s revenue for its war effort and make Russians feel the consequences. — Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 The locomotives were used to haul heavy equipment in support of the war effort and often traveled between Utah and Wyoming. — Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Over the next several years, much of the gunpowder, shot, cloth and other material that kept the American war effort alive passed through Statia’s warehouses and harbor. — R. Grant Gilmore Iii, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for war effort

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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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