hot war

English

Etymology

By analogy with cold war.

Noun

hot war (plural hot wars)

A conflict in which actual fighting takes place between the belligerent parties.
Synonym: war

Antonym: cold war

Translations

conflict with actual fighting

Finnish: kuuma sota
French: guerre chaude (fr) f
Polish: otwarta wojna f

Anagrams

awroth, or what

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