"war story" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: war stories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} war story (plural war stories)
  1. Any narrative of an event, involving either military or civilian characters, in wartime. Translations (narrative in wartime): 战地故事,艰苦经历 (Chinese)
    Sense id: en-war_story-en-noun-vF9SBrGK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'narrative in wartime': 81 19
  2. (by extension) A description of a serious or difficult experience or ordeal. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-war_story-en-noun-xbtUITOe

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