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Definition of the War Office from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the War Office

 
/ðə ˈwɔːr ɒfɪs/
 
/ðə ˈwɔːr ɑːfɪs/
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  1. the former name of the British government department in charge of the Army, established during the Crimean War. In 1964 it became the army department of the Ministry of Defence.
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