hot war

English

Etymology

By analogy with cold war.

Noun

hot war (plural hot wars)

  1. A conflict in which physically violent fighting takes place between the belligerent parties.
    Synonym: shooting war
    Antonym: cold war
    Hypernym: war
    Coordinate term: cyberwar

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