Definition of "peacetime" []

• A time free from war. (noun)

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• "He also says the U. S.-led coalition adopted what he calls a peacetime approach too soon after toppling the Taliban, setting the stage for the current come back."
• "While noting the suffering of those affected by war, he also drew attention to what he called peacetime suffering."
• "We might point out that during the anti-Viet Nam heyday of the Chicago 7 — just due north of Viet Nam — 70 million were being systematically exterminated — - in 'peacetime'."