war department war debt • war dog · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · war department · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy Department in 1947. Synonyms: War Department. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077