noun
definition
The period of time when a nation or people is at peace, not fighting a war.
Examples of peacetime in a Sentence
Buncefield oil depot fire ' Europe's biggest peacetime blaze ' sent a pall of black smoke across large parts of southern England.
Together with Allies, we also have modified the readiness criteria for forces with a nuclear role and terminated standing peacetime nuclear contingency plans.
For Mr Blair is easily the worst peacetime Prime Minister of the past hundred years.
The biggest peacetime logistical challenge the Army has ever faced.
In peacetime it is only necessary to billet troops in the villages of any district and the number of fires in that district immediately increases.
Military veterans with war and peacetime service experience are eligible to apply for VA loans, assuming their service discharge was honorable.
The winners were given plaster reproductions which were then traded back for the real thing once peacetime reigned again.
A Knights Templar uniform, whether dressed for peacetime or battle, was plain.
Lt. General Edmund Gregory, Quartermaster General, noted that this was a common occurrence during peacetime, and that when the soldiers went back into battle the U.S. had to start by re-designing the uniform.