postcode war

ˈpəʊstkəʊd wɔː

Definition

Definition of postcode war - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

conflict

Rare

rivalry between different geographical areas

Rare

The postcode war between the two towns is intense.

conflict

feud

rivalry

violence

Rare

gang violence between people from different postcode areas

Rare

The city has seen a rise in postcode wars.

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Expressions with postcode

postcode lottery

unequal service or quality depending on where someone lives

Postcode lottery means healthcare quality depends on your address.

postcode discrimination

inequality in opportunities linked to postal code

Postcode discrimination limited his educational choices.

Expressions with war

war story

story about experiences in a war

The veteran shared a war story from his time in Vietnam.

color war

team competition where each team is a different color

The summer camp ended with a color war.

war paint

colloquial term for bold or heavy makeup

She wore her war paint to make a statement at the party..

culture war

conflict between groups with different cultural values

The election highlighted the ongoing culture war in the country.

tug of war

game where teams pull on a rope

The school held a tug of war during sports day.

all is fair in love and war

exp.

people may use any method to win romance or conflict

She smiled and said, "all is fair in love and war."

all's fair in love and war

exp.

normal rules don't apply in love and conflict

They used dirty tricks to win; all's fair in love and war.

flame war

heated online argument with personal attacks

The forum was ruined by a flame war.

no heroes in war

exp.

war is brutal and lacks true heroes

In battle, there are no winners because there are no heroes in war.

price war

competition where companies keep lowering prices to win customers

The two airlines started a price war on tickets.

Examples of postcode war in a sentence

Local gangs fuel the postcode war.
Postcode wars have escalated in recent months.
Efforts to curb postcode wars are underway.

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French:guerre des codes postaux, guerre de territoires, ...
German:Postleitzahlenkrieg, Postleitzahlkrieg, ...
Italian:guerra dei codici postali, conflitti tra quartieri, ...
Spanish:guerra de códigos postales, conflicto de áreas postales, ...
Portuguese:guerra de códigos postais, guerras de códigos postais, ...
Chinese:区域竞争, 地区暴力, ...
Japanese:郵便番号戦争, 地域間暴力, ...
Arabic:حَرْب المَناطِق, حرب المناطق البريدية, ...
Hebrew:מִלְחֶמֶת אֵזוֹרִים, מִלְחֲמוֹת מִיקּוּד, ...
Russian:почтовая война, бандитская война, ...
Ukrainian:війна за поштові коди, поштова війна, ...
Hindi:पिनकोड युद्ध, ...
Bengali:এলাকা ভিত্তিক প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা, পোস্টকোড যুদ্ধ, ...
Catalan:guerra de codis postals, guerres de codis postals, ...
Czech:rivalita, válka gangů, ...
Danish:postnummerkrig, postnummerkonflikt, ...
Dutch:postcodeoorlog, bendeoorlog, ...
Greek:πόλεμος ταχυδρομικών κωδίκων, συγκρούσεις ταχυδρομικών κωδίκων, ...
Hungarian:rivalizálás, bandaháború különböző irányítószámú körzetek között, ...
Khmer:ការប្រជែងគ្នារវាងតំបន់តាមលេខកូដប្រៃសណីយ៍, អំពើហិង្សារវាងក្រុមតាមតំបន់លេខកូដប្រៃសណីយ៍, ...
Korean:우편번호 전쟁, ...
Persian:جنگ کدپستی, جنگ کد پستی, ...
Polish:wojna kodów pocztowych, wojna dzielnicowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):guerra de códigos postais, guerras de códigos postais, ...
Romanian:rivalitate între coduri poștale, război între coduri poștale, ...
Swedish:postnummerkrig, postkodskrig, ...
Thai:สงครามรหัสไปรษณีย์, ...
Turkish:posta kodu savaşı, ...
Vietnamese:cuộc chiến mã bưu điện, ...

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Definition of postcode war - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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