Hot war
Hot war noun - A state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups.
Usage example: fortunately, the cool relationship between the two nations never escalated into a hot war
Limited war and hot war are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Limited war" instead a noun phrase "Hot war".
Limited war
Limited war noun - A war whose objective is less than the unconditional defeat of the enemy.
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Hot war and limited war are semantically related. You can use "Hot war" instead a noun phrase "Limited war".
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