Definition of pre-war in English:

pre-war

adjective priːˈwɔː

Existing, occurring, or built before a war.
the pre-war years
Example sentencesExamples
- In many colonies, the pre-war naval volunteer forces were expanded.
- We'll work on it, and we'll move forward and we'll get them back to pre-war levels here in the next 60 days.
- Old-fashioned streetlamps hanging from bare cables, reminiscent of pre-war Shanghai.
- It is important to underline that the heroine represents both pre-war and post-war values.
- The narration moves across a few decades, with the most engaging part set in the pre-war days of the late 1920s and 30s.
- The low cost is due in large part to generous pre-war government subsidies on petroleum products that remain in place today.
- Dunbar, born in Mississippi in 1904, was one of the last direct links to the unpolished, pre-war blues.
- Proposals for preserving the five pre-war buildings were also important.
- In a sense, a pre-war situation is much more difficult for the media to cover.
- But my mother used to say, Oh, Julie, if you could only have known it in pre-war times.
- Countless stories have been told by my older cousins about the pre-war visits to my grandparents' house in the mountains.
- The pre-war oligarchic elite immediately sought to restore society's previous ordering.
- The wooden structure is typical of pre-war urban style residences.
- Gareth Parker has posted a reminder on some other pre-war predictions that didn't pan out and aren't receiving quite as much attention now.
- Perhaps he meant his play to be a parody of a pre-war drawing room drama rather than the travesty that was portrayed on the stage of Richmond Theatre.
- Unlike the pre-war fast bowlers he was an excellent fielder in the deep and was possessed of a wonderful throwing arm.
- Tullow had won the last pre-war Carlow Juvenile Football title in 1938 and won it again a decade later.
- Sindelar's slight frame was the talk of pre-war Viennese football.
- To the north the route to the summit on which pre-war Everest expeditions pinned their hopes looked in its upper reaches prohibitively steep.
- The Johnston Road project requires the developer to conserve five pre-war buildings of historic value.

单词	pre-war
释义	Definition of pre-war in English: pre-war adjective priːˈwɔː Existing, occurring, or built before a war. the pre-war years Example sentencesExamples In many colonies, the pre-war naval volunteer forces were expanded. We'll work on it, and we'll move forward and we'll get them back to pre-war levels here in the next 60 days. Old-fashioned streetlamps hanging from bare cables, reminiscent of pre-war Shanghai. It is important to underline that the heroine represents both pre-war and post-war values. The narration moves across a few decades, with the most engaging part set in the pre-war days of the late 1920s and 30s. The low cost is due in large part to generous pre-war government subsidies on petroleum products that remain in place today. Dunbar, born in Mississippi in 1904, was one of the last direct links to the unpolished, pre-war blues. Proposals for preserving the five pre-war buildings were also important. In a sense, a pre-war situation is much more difficult for the media to cover. But my mother used to say, Oh, Julie, if you could only have known it in pre-war times. Countless stories have been told by my older cousins about the pre-war visits to my grandparents' house in the mountains. The pre-war oligarchic elite immediately sought to restore society's previous ordering. The wooden structure is typical of pre-war urban style residences. Gareth Parker has posted a reminder on some other pre-war predictions that didn't pan out and aren't receiving quite as much attention now. Perhaps he meant his play to be a parody of a pre-war drawing room drama rather than the travesty that was portrayed on the stage of Richmond Theatre. Unlike the pre-war fast bowlers he was an excellent fielder in the deep and was possessed of a wonderful throwing arm. Tullow had won the last pre-war Carlow Juvenile Football title in 1938 and won it again a decade later. Sindelar's slight frame was the talk of pre-war Viennese football. To the north the route to the summit on which pre-war Everest expeditions pinned their hopes looked in its upper reaches prohibitively steep. The Johnston Road project requires the developer to conserve five pre-war buildings of historic value.
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