war effort

noun

: all that is being done to win a war

He wanted to contribute in some way to the war effort.

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The point of Western sanctions has been to grind down the Russian war effort, to starve it of capital and technology and thereby give Ukraine a long-term structural advantage in the war. —

Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024 Much of this is because the Kremlin is pumping money into military-industrial sectors to support its war effort in Ukraine—40% of public spending is now on defense and security. —

Suriya Jayanti, TIME, 20 Oct. 2024 Washington has long accused China of supporting Russia’s war effort by supplying dual-use goods and components that could be used in the manufacture of weapons, which Beijing denies. —

Nectar Gan, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024 On Wednesday South Korea's military intelligence agency said that an advance unit of North Korean soldiers may have been sent to the front lines in support of Russia's war effort against Ukraine. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for war effort