home front Meaning of "home front"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) the civilian population (and their activities) of a country at war

Usage(s):

  1. Now he's sent word that he'll be hanging around the home front a lot more next year, trying to slip the good warbad economy noose that got his father.
  2. To keep his home front intact, Stalin had only work and black bread to offer.
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