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Definition of Home front
1. Noun. The civilian population (and their activities) of a country at war.
Definition of Home front
1. Noun. The civilian sphere as opposed to the military; or specifically the civilian sphere which supports a military effort ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Home Front
Literary usage of Home front
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ludendorff's Own Story, August 1914-November 1918: The Great War from the by Erich Ludendorff (1919)
"... Raw Material—The Question of Food-supplies—The Importance of Rumania in the
Conduct of the War—The Fight Against the home front—The Deterioration of the ..."
2. Thomas Holme, 1624-1695: Surveyor General of Pennsylvania by Irma Corcoran (1992)
"... The home front While problems were multiplying east of the Delaware, warrants
for land were accumulating on Thomas Holme's desk, settlers were ..."
3. Woodrow Wilson and the World War: A Chronicle of Our Own Times by Charles Seymour (1921)
"... CHAPTER VII THE home front ON May 18,1917, President Wilson issued a proclamation
in which are to be found the following significant sentences: In the ..."