Meaning & use
homefront
The civilian population and activities of a country whose military is fighting a war elsewhere.
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Factories on the homefront switched to producing tanks and ammunition during the war.
Letters kept soldiers connected to news from the homefront back home.
A note on using this word
Homefront is often written as two words, 'home front,' especially in British English and older historical texts.
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