war story

noun

Any narrative of an event, involving either military or civilian characters, in wartime.

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Meanings

nounwar story (plural war stories)

plural war stories

  1. Any narrative of an event, involving either military or civilian characters, in wartime.
  2. broadlyA description of a serious or difficult experience or ordeal.

    Embedded/Real-Time Systems: Send us your war stories and insights on programming in embedded systems […]

    2004, C/C++ Users Journal, volume 22, page 61

Translations

Chinese 战地故事，艰苦经历
  • 战地故事，艰苦经历narrative in wartime
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APA

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MLA

“war story.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20story. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “war story,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20story.

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