First War

Proper noun

Meaning

the First War

Synonym of First World War (“World War I”)

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender. Abba Eban

The first war plan has failed because of Iraqi resistance. Now they are trying to write another war plan. Clearly, the American war planners misjudged the determination of the Iraqi forces. Peter Arnett

We should have known better after the first war. Gerd von Rundstedt

As the only woman, I was able to sit with the officers in front, with a glass of vodka in one hand and a cucumber in the other. That's how I went to my first war. Asne Seierstad

Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind. William Westmoreland

Really, when it comes to gay rights, there's two wars going on. The first war is political. But the culture war is over. Dan Savage

Close letter words and terms

first voyage of a ship first voyage of a vessel first walk first watch first water first wave light